• If you want to make your writing easier to read and more eloquent, using the connectors in the correct places is a must. Start using connectors to give your writing more flow and more style. Different types of connectors are used according to the logical relationship they establish between one sentence and another. Also known as conjunctions, these linkers can express contrast, cause, purpose, consequence, addition, and exemplification.

CONTRAST

• Although/ though/ Even though + full sentence +comma / Even so+ comma
• In spite of/ despite + noun or –ING
• Despite the fact that…
• However/ Nevertheless + comma
• On the one hand/ On the other hand + comma
• In contrast to/with
• As opposed to…
• On the contrary + comma
• Alternatively + comma
• Instead of + -ING
• The former/ the latter (only with 2 components)
• Conversely+ comma
• While/ Whereas + full sentence
• But/Yet + full sentence or –ING Example: The book is short, YET it is interesting / The book is short YET interesting .

ADDITION

• As well as + -ING
• Apart from this / that + comma
• Also (at the beginning + comma/ before the main verb)
• Too (at the end of a sentence)
• Besides + comma
• Additionally + comma
• What is more + comma
• On top of that + comma
• Furthermore / Morever (after giving various reasons)
• In addition to + – ING

EXAMPLE

• One such example is …
• Such as …
• In other words + comma
• That is to say …
• One instance could be …
• For example / for instance

SEQUENCE and TIME

• First of all / Firstly + comma
• To begin with + comma
• Once /as soon as + full sentence. Ex. Once you have finished studying you can go to the park
• Secondly + comma
• Later/ after that / afterwards + comma
• Then / next + comma
• Meanwhile/ in the meantime + comma
• Now that + full sentence. Ex. Now that you have finished studying you can go to the park.
• All of a sudden / suddenly + comma
• Eventually/ finally/ in the end + comma

PURPOSE

• To infinitive
• So that / in order that + full sentence
• In order to /so as to + infinitive

RESULT

• As a result/ consequently/ accordingly/ as a consequence + comma
• Therefore + comma
• For this /that reason + comma
• So / that is why/ because of this/ that + comma
• With this in mind + comma
• On account of the fact that + full sentence
• Bearing this in mind + comma
• Taking this into account + comma

CAUSE

• Because of / on account of + full sentence
• Owing to / due to + -ING / noun
• In view of/ in the light of + -ING/ full sentence
• Given that + comma

OPINION

• My own view of this is …
• My personal opinion …
• Speaking personally + comma
• It seems to me that…
• For my part + comma
• As I see it + comma
• I feel strongly that …
• I believe …

TO PRESENT A TOPIC

• It is often said / asserted/ claimed that …
• It is a well-known fact that…
• For the majority of people …
• One of the most striking features/ aspects of this issue/ topic…
• By way of introduction …

CONCLUSION

• In summary + comma
• In brief + comma
• In short + comma
• To sum up + comma
• All in all + comma
• In conclusion to be brief + comma
• On the whole + comma
• Basically + comma

CLARIFICATION

• That is to say + comma
• To clarify + comma
• To rephrase it + comma
• In other words + comma
• That is + comma

COMPARISON

• In the same way + comma
• Likewise + comma
• Similarly+ comma
• Compared with + -ING / full sentence
• In comparison with + -ING/ full sentence

INTENSIFICATION

• Indeed + comma
• Undoubtedly / without doubt + comma
• In fact + comma
• Certainly+comma
• By all means + comma
• Surely + comma

PARTICULARISATION

• In particular +comma
• Particularly + comma
• Specifically + comma