English Transition Words & Phrases, Linking Words List, Cause and Effect, Comparision, Contrast, Persuasion, Opinion, Conclusion, illustration, Addition, Emphasis;
| Cause & Effect | Comparision |
| Because
Since
For
So
Consequently
Therefore
Thus
Hence
Owing to
As a result of
Causes
As a consequence of
Leads to
Contributes
For this reason
Stems from
Comes from
Results from
Is the result of
Is the consequence of
Is due to
Is caused by
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As with
Likewise
In the same way
Similarly
Like
Of contrast
Despite this
In comparison
In contrast
Even though
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| Conclusion | |
| To conclude
In conclusion
Finally
On the whole
Summarising
Overall
To sum up
Evidently
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| Contrast | Persuasion |
| However
Nevertheless
Alternatively
Despite this
On the contrary
Yet
Whereas
Apart from
Even so
Although
In spite of
While
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Of course
Clearly
Evidently
Surely
Indeed
Undoubtedly
Decidedly
Certainly
For this reason
Besides
Again
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| illustration | Addition |
| For example
Such as
For instance
Such as
In other words
An instance
As revealed by
To show that
In the case of
As an example
For one thing
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And
Also
In addition
Further
Furthermore
Besides
In addition to
Moreover
Additionally
Not only … but also
Then
Again
Finally
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| Opinion |
| I think
I believe
I feel
In my opinion
In my view
As far as I know
It seems likely
It seems to me
In my experience
I believe that
As for me, I think
If I am not mistaken
What I mean is
I’d say that
Personally, I think
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| Emphasis |
| Significantly
Notably
In particular
In fact
Actually
In reality
As it happens
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