Linking words and phrases (not ordered according to level of formality) Time At first Next Later In the end Eventually Comparison In comparison In contrast Similarly Contrast But Still However Yet Although Even though Nevertheless (after a negative idea) On the other hand (sometimes preceded by: On the one hand) On the contrary (after a negative) In spite of Despite Addition Moreover Furthermore What is more In addition (to) …also… Nor Reason (Cause and Effect) because (of) (not first in a sentence) Since As a result (of) Consequently Hence Thus Due to For this reason Owing to this …therefore…

Result As a result Consequently So Therefore Thus Accordingly Order First / ly At first In the first (second) place To begin with Second / ly Lastly Finally Example for example (not first in a sentence) For instance Thus Explanation In other words That is to say Attitude Naturally of course (not first in a sentence) Certainly Strangely / Oddly enough Luckily Fortunately Unfortunately Admittedly Undoubtedly Summary Finally In conclusion In short To sum up