Linking Words Table
| Consequence | Contrast | Adding Ideas |
| – As a result – Thus – So – Therefore – As a consequence – Eventually – That’s why | – However – But – Yet – Whereas – While – On the one hand – On the other hand | – Moreover – Also – Besides – In addition – What’s more – Not only … but also |
| Opinion | Concession | Purpose |
| – In my opinion – As far as I’m concern – To my mind – It seems to me that… | – Even though – But for – Despite – Apart from – Although – Though | – To – So that – So as to – In order to |
| Explaining | Condition | Choose |
| – As – Since – In so far as – Because – The reason why … | – As long as – Unless – If – Provided that – Whether | – Or – Whatever – Whoever – Neither … nor – Either … or |
