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Common connective words

Familiarity with these words would be useful in all IELTS test modules.Common connective words indicating:

Addition Sequence Consequence Contrast

in additionandsimilarlylikewiseas well asbesidesfurthermorealsomoreoverand thentoonot only ... butevenbesides this/that　　　　

first(ly)initiallysecond(ly) etc.to begin withthennextearlier/laterafter this/thatfollowing this/thatafterwards　　　　　　　　

as a resultthussothereforeconsequentlyit follows thattherebyeventuallythenin that caseadmittedly　　　　　　　

howeveron the other handdespitein spite ofthoughalthoughbuton the contraryotherwiseyetinstead ofratherwhereasnonethelesseven thoughcompared within contrastalternatively

Certainty Condition Definition Summary

obviouslycertainlyplainlyof courseundoubtedly　　　

ifunlesswhetherprovided thatforso thatwhetherdepending on

isrefers tomeansthat isconsists of　　　

in conclusionin summarylastlyfinallyto sum upto concludeto recapitulatein short

Example Reason Time

for instanceone examplefor examplejust asin particularsuch asnamelyto illustrate　　

sinceassobecause (of)due toowing tothe reason whyin other wordsleads tocause

beforesinceasuntilmeanwhileat the momentwhenwheneveras soon asjust as