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Duolingo Essay Connecting Words

The document lists various connecting words that can be used in essays to link ideas and improve coherence. It separates the connecting words into 17 categories such as listing, reinforcement, contrast, result, and similarity. Some examples of connecting words provided are firstly, secondly, moreover, however, consequently, for example, and likewise.

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Duolingo Essay Connecting Words

The document lists various connecting words that can be used in essays to link ideas and improve coherence. It separates the connecting words into 17 categories such as listing, reinforcement, contrast, result, and similarity. Some examples of connecting words provided are firstly, secondly, moreover, however, consequently, for example, and likewise.

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Duolingo Essay Connecting Words

Bands 9 – Connecting Words

1. Listing: Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally, To begin, To conclude, First and Foremost, Those who

subscribe to the first view point, Those who advocate the first/second view point

2. Reinforcement: Also, Furthermore, Moreover, In addition, In the same way.

3. Summary: In conclusion, To conclude, In brief, To summarise, Overall

4. Contrast / Alternate viewpoint: On the contrary, On the flip side, On the other hand, Conversely,

Instead, In contrast, In comparison, Alternatively, Rather, Another possibility would be, however,

nevertheless, rather, whereas, but, yet, by comparison, compared to, up against, balanced against, vis

a vis, although, meanwhile, after all, otherwise,

5. To conclude: thus, lastly, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, as I have said

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Bands 9 – Connecting Words

6. Result: So Therefore, As a consequence / result, Accordingly, Because of that/this, Thus, Hence, Under

these circumstances. In that case, So that, For this/that reason

7. To emphasize- definitely, extremely, indeed, absolutely, positively, obviously, naturally, always, never,

surprisingly, emphatically, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation, perenially, forever.

8. To repeat : as I have said, in brief, as I have noted, as suggested above, as has been noted

9. Giving Example: for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, take the case of, to illustrate, as an

illustration, to take another example, namely, that is, as shown by, as illustrated by, as expressed by.

10. To show cause and effect: as a result, consequently, hence, due to, in view of, on account of, accordingly, for

this reason, therefore

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11. To prove your point: because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, indeed, in fact, in

any case, that is, demonstrably.

12. To add something: and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, next,

what is more, moreover, as well as, in addition, first (second, etc.), not only . . . but

13. To place what you have just said in a particular context: : in this connection, in this perspective

14. To introduce a new point: furthermore, moreover, in addition

15. To express concession: granted, naturally, of course, one may object that .

16. To express an alternative: or, either . . . or, whether . . . Or

17. To show similarity : similarly, likewise, in a similar manner, like, in the same way, analogously

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