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TOEFL IBT - Essay Writing / Linking Words

This document provides a list of linking words and phrases to connect ideas in TOEFL essay writing. It includes words for introducing examples, connecting similar and contrasting ideas, indicating time and situation, showing cause and effect, and concluding paragraphs. Some common linking words are moreover, however, therefore, consequently, firstly, lastly, to summarize.

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TOEFL IBT - Essay Writing / Linking Words

This document provides a list of linking words and phrases to connect ideas in TOEFL essay writing. It includes words for introducing examples, connecting similar and contrasting ideas, indicating time and situation, showing cause and effect, and concluding paragraphs. Some common linking words are moreover, however, therefore, consequently, firstly, lastly, to summarize.

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TOEFL IBT - Essay writing / linking words /

Introduction:
- It is common knowledge that

- It is an indisputable fact that

- Here is a/another controversial issue which provides a good ground for argument

- In our daily lives we face

- It is admitted/claimed/believed that

- I absolutely agree/disagree with the claim/statement/idea that

- I truly support the idea that

- To my way of thinking

- As far as I am concerned

- As for me

- It is customary for somebody to

- In my opinion

- I think

- To me

- Theoretically speaking but in practice

- Incredible as it may seem

Paragraphs:
1) Connecting similar ideas:

- Again

- Also

- And

- Another

- Besides

- It is equally important

- Further
- Furthermore

- In like manner

- Likewise,

- Moreover,

- Similarly,

- In addition

- What is more important

- In this train of thoughts

- In parenthesis I would say that

- Intriguingly

2) Introducing an example:
- For example,

- For instance,

- In fact

- Life is brimming over with examples of

- There are different examples that prove this statement

- Just to mention

- There is another example of

3) Connecting contrasting ideas:


- Although + a clause

- In spite of + something/doing something

- Despite + something/doing something

- And yet, .

- But

- Conversely,

- Even so,

- Whereas

- However,

- Nevertheless,
- Notwithstanding

- By contrast

- Unlike

- Contrary to

- While ...

- Equaly

- On the contrary,

- Otherwise,

- Provided that

- Yet,

- Still,

- On the other hand,

- Alternatively,

- Except

- Nonetheless

- Regarding of

- Irrespective of

4) Time and situation:


- First

- In the first place

- Firstly

- First and foremost

- To begin/start with

- Second

- Secondly

- In the second place

- Thirdly

- Then

- Next
- Finally

- Last but not least

- Last but not in the order of importance

5) Cause, aim, result


- So

- As a result of

- Consequently

- Accordingly

- Therefore / Hence

- Thus

- For this/that reason

- Since/because

- That is why

- Then

- Due to

6) Conclusion
- On the whole

- To recapitulate

- Generally speaking

- As a conclusion I would say that

- As I have said

- In any event

- In brief/short

- To put it in a nutshell

- In conclusion

- In other words

- In fact

- To sum up

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