Vocabulary Charts: Subordinating and Adverbial Conjunctions - Linking Words

Contributed by:
Ivan
This vocabulary chart presents all kinds of linking words that are used in sentences (particularly, if not only, subordinating and adverbial conjunctions)
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2.
At first
At the beginning
First (of all)
In the beginning
In the first place,
To begin with
3.
* After
After that / afterwards
* Before
* Immediately
° Later
° Next
* Secondly,
° Then
* Thirdly,
4. * Allinall
* At the end
* Finally
* Inconclusion
* In short,
* Inthe end
* Lastly,
* On the whole
* Summing up
* To sum up

5.
¢..., though
*Even if
*Even though
*In spite of
*Despite the fact that
¢In spite of the fact that
*Either ......or
*In contrast,
6.
* Neither...nor
¢ Nevertheless,
* On the contrary,
* Onthe one hand, ... On the other hand,
* Otherwise
* Whereas
* While
7.
¢ For example,
* For instance,
* Such as
* Like
8.
* ....as Well
* Besides...
* Both... and...
* Furthermore
* In addition,
* In addition to...
* Moreover...
* Not only... but also...
* What is more
9.
* Basically...
* Generally speaking
* Generally...
* In general...
¢ In many ways...
* On the whole...
10.
* As far as 1am concerned...
* Frankly,
* Honestly,
* | feel...
* I think...
* | believe...
* Lreckon...
* In my view
* In my opinion...
* It seems to me that...
* Personally, | think...
* From my point of view,
11.
As regards...
With reference to...
With regard to...
With respect to
In respect of
12.
* | mean (that)
* That is to say,
* In other words...
13.
* | agree with/to
* | don’t agree with/to
* I disagree with/to
* lam in favour of
* lam against
14.
As / Since
As a result,
Due to / Owing to / Because of
For this reason,
Not enough... (for somebody) to + infinitive
This is why,
Too... (for somebody) to + infinitive
15.
* Ina similar manner
* In the same way
* Like
* Likewise
* Similarly
16.
° Anyway,
° By the way,
17.
¢ Asl| have noted,
¢ As| have said (before),
* As| have mentioned (before),
* As Ihave already said,