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Taken from http://home.ku.edu.tr/~doregan/Writing/Cohesion.

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Addition
again also and and then besides equally in fact further(more) moreover in addition (to...) too indeed what is more next finally again also

Comparison
compared with similarly in likewise comparison with in the same way/manner

Contrast
besides but however in contrast naturally still nevertheless whereas of course while on the yet contrary instead on the other hand although conversely regardless despite it may be the case that granted it is true that certainly like notwithstanding also different from likewise Alternatively

Enumeration
first(ly) last secondly etc. on top of (that)

finally to (begin) withnext in the (first) place important more then

Concession
although it is true that that of course granted it may appearnaturally it may be the case that regardless it is true that certainly I admit that

Exemplification
as (evidence of...) for example for instance thus to illustrate such as to show what (I mean) specifically let us (take the case of...)

Inference
if not, ... otherwise then

then in (that) case that implies

Summary/Conclusion
in all in brief in short on the whole in conclusion to sum up

to therefore basically summarise in summary In a nutshell

Time and Sequence


after (a while)before (that time) (then) since afterwards finally so far at first in the end then at last meanwhile (up to) (then) at (the same time) next later while immediately somewhat earlier first , second, next third... shortly thereafter firstly , secondly, thirdly... (2 days) over the next concurrently in the future as long as soon subsequently last as soon as at that time

Result
accordingly for that reason then as a result hence therefore consequently thus the ( consequence ) of that is... since if...then... ...is due to... brought about by/because... as a ...result(s) in ... consequenc e of... caused contribute to lead to... accordingly In consequence

Reformulation
in other wordsthat is (to say) rather to put it more (simply) Briefly basically put simply

Replacement
again (better) still the alternative is... alternatively on the other hand

Transition
as far as ... is now concerned with regard to... as for ... to turn to... Concerning... incidentally with ( reference) to

Place/Position
above beyond in the back nearby elsewhere adjacent here near there far below in front there closer to farther on

opposite to behind

to the left

to the right

Miscellaneous - Adverbs may be used at the beginning of sentences


to show how the sentence which follows relates to the rest of the text. Many of them reveal the writers attitude to the idea they are expressing and so can be used as an important tool in evaluative writing.

Admittedly Fundamentally aradoxically P All things considered speaking Generally Potentially As a general rule Interestingly Predictably As far as we know Ironically Presumably Astonishingly In essence Primarily Broadly In general Probably By and large In particular Remarkably Characteristically In practice Seemingly Clearly In reality Significantly CoincidentallyIn retrospect/ Surprisingly hindsight Conveniently In theory Theoretically Curiously In view of this To all intents and purposes Disappointingly More interestingly Typically Equally More seriously Ultimately Essentially More specifically Understandably Explicitly Naturally Undoubtedly Even so On balance Unfortunately Eventually Obviously With hin Fortunately On reflection Overall

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