Linking Words and Phrases 2011
Transcript of Linking Words and Phrases 2011
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Linking words and
phrases:
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To introduce your first point: To begin with,
First,/First of all, In the first place,
To start with,
The first thing to take into account is
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To introduce a further point:
Secondly,
What is more,/ Moreover,
In addition to this,
Another point to be made is that
Furthermore,/ Besides
Not to mention the fact that Apart from this/that
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To express cause:
The government
decided not to fund the
scheme because,/owingto the (fact that)/on the
grounds that/since/due
to the fact that itseemed likely to fail.
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In view of/Becauseof/Owing to the
schemes high chances
of failure,
For this reason/
Seeing that
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To express effect:
He passed his exams;
thus,/therefore,/so/
consequently,/as aresult,/as a
consequence,/for this
reason, he was able to goto university.
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To express purpose:
The government decided not to introduce
the death penalty for fear(that)/ so that
The government decided not to introduce
the death penalty so as to/in order to
avoid
The government decided not to introducethe death penalty in case it resulted in the
death of innocent people.
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To refer to other sources:
With reference toAccording to
the article in yesterdays
Guardian, the unemployment rate
is falling in Britain.
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To emphasise what you say:
Clearly,
Obviously,Of course,
Needless to say,
if everyone were allowed to carry agun, the crime rate would riseconsiderably.
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To express reality:
It is a fact that/In effect,/As amatter of fact,/Indeed,/To tell the
truth,/Actually,/In practice,
a crash helmet would be quiteuseless in the event of a serious
motorcycle accident.
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To give examples:
For instance,/For example,such as/like
You should reduce your intake of
meat, particularly/ in
particular,/especially red meat.
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To state other peoples opinion:
Its popularly believed that
People often claim that
Some people argue that
A lot people believe that
Contrary to popular belief,
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To make contrasting points:
It is a known fact that smoking causes cancer,
yet/however,/nevertheless,/still, /even
so, millions of people continue to smoke.Although,/even though,/regardless
the fact that/In spite of the fact
that,/Despite the fact that/While it is aknown fact that smoking causes cancer, millionsof people continue to smoke.
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