Some Useful Connectives

In your essay writing you will need to use a range of connectives to link, develop and explain your ideas. Here are some useful connectives to use in your essay writing:

For adding information

and                                also                            as well as     

moreover                    too                              furthermore   

For sequencing ideas or events

firstly                          secondly                     then

finally                          eventually                  afterwards     

next                             meanwhile                 

whilst                          since     

 To compare

equally                        likewise                       similarly       

as with                         like                                in the same way         

To contrast

whereas                      instead of                    alternatively

otherwise                    unlike                          but        

on the other hand                                          in contrast

 To show cause and effect

because                      so                               therefore

thus                            consequently                    

 To further explain an idea

although                     however                      unless

except                        apart from                   yet

if                                 as long as

 To emphasise

above all                       in particular                 especially

significantly                 indeed                            notably

To give examples

for example                 such as                       for instance

in the case of              as revealed by