Relier Pairs Linking wordsVersion en ligne Linking words by category par Karina Ceballos 1 To show a sequence 2 To provide examples 3 To present alternatives 4 To refer back 5 To emphasise and highlight 6 To show similarity 7 To contrast/contradict information 8 To show cause and effect 9 To add information therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a result, for this reason, accordingly because, since, as, otherwise furthermore, in addition, moreover, besides … , apart from … and, as well as in fact, indeed, obviously, undoubtedly, clearly, it is evident that, as a matter of fact as noted above, as stated previously, originally, in the past, earlier, formerly for example, for instance, in this case, to illustrate this, … namely that is to say... finally, subsequently, first of all, to begin with, at first, firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc. after, before, when, while, as, until alternatively, on the other hand, then again in contrast, on the other hand, conversely, however, nevertheless, meanwhile, on the contrary, despite this, whereas, while, although, even though, but in the same way, similarly, likewise