Linking Words and Phrases for Effective Writing, Exams of Music

Download Linking Words and Phrases for Effective Writing and more Exams Music in PDF only on Docsity! Linking words and phrases Using linking words within and between sentences and paragraphs helps to make your writing flow logically. These words act as signposts, assisting your reader to move easily from one idea to the next, and to see relationships between sentences or paragraphs. Linking words are particularly useful for indicating that you are going to explain something, to give an example or to use a time sequence, or to offer a contrasting view. To give an example To emphasise something For example Above all For instance Certainly To illustrate Clearly …. such as Indeed In fact To show order of time or importance Obviously First, Second etc First of all To amplify Then Again Next Also Afterwards Apparently Finally Equally important Subsequently Furthermore Recently In addition At the same time Moreover In the meantime Finally Sometimes Preceding this To introduce detail Until Especially In particular To offer a contrast Specifically However Namely In contrast Nevertheless To interpret something On the contrary Fortunately (unfortunately) On the other hand Interestingly Alternatively Surprisingly (unsurprisingly) Despite this Significantly Although To generalise To show similarity On the whole Likewise In general Similarly Generally speaking Broadly speaking To express causality Accordingly To conclude Consequently To summarise For this reason In conclusion Adapted from Silyn-Roberts, H. (1996). Writing for science. Auckland, NZ :Addison Wesley Longman. We can help you to succeed in your studies on or off campus. Just contact us. Learning Support @ Student Success studentsuccess@op.ac.nz 0800 762 786