Friday, January 30, 2015

TRANSITIONS AND LINKING WORDS

Words that can be used to show location:

above           behind               down                        over
across          below                from                          on top of                           
against         beneath              in front of                   outside                         
along           beside                inside                         throughout                          
among         between             into                            to the right
around         beyond              near                           under
away             by                     off
at the back of                         onto


Words that can be used to show time:

about, at, before,
first, second, third
meanwhile,  when, during, until,   till next week
soon,  as soon as, immediately,
then, after,  next,  finally, 
later, afterward,  today, tomorrow, yesterday
      

Words that can be used to compare (show similarities):

in the same way
Likewise
as similarly
like
also

Words that can be used to contrast (show differences):

But
Otherwise
Although
On the contrary
However
Yet
Still
Even though

Words that can be used to emphasize a point:

Again
For this reason
Truly
To repeat
To emphasize
In fact

Words that can be used to conclude or summarize:

As a result
Finally
In conclusion
To sum up
Therefore
Last
In summary
All in all

Words that can can be used to add information:

Again, Another
And,  Also, Besides, Along with,
Likewise,  Equally important, As well,
Moreover,  In addition,  Next, Finally
For example,  For instance

Words that can be used to clarify:

In other words
For instance
That is
Simply put