Cohesive Devices

Addition | again also and and then besides | equally further(more) in addition (to...) indeed next | in fact moreover too what is more finally | Comparison | compared with in comparison with in the same way/manner | similarly likewise | again also | Contrast | besides but however in contrast instead conversely it may be the case that certainly also likewise | naturally nevertheless of course on the contrary on the other hand regardless granted like different from
Alternatively
| still whereas while yet although despite it is true that notwithstanding | Enumeration | first(ly) secondly etc. finally in the (first) place | last to (begin) with more important | on top of (that) next then | Concession | although it is true that it may appear regardless certainly | granted that naturally it is true that
I admit that | of course it may be the case that | Exemplification | as (evidence of...) for example for instance thus to illustrate | such as to show what (I mean) specifically let us (take the case of...) | Inference | if not, ... in (that) case | otherwise that implies | then | Summary/Conclusion | in all in brief to summarise in summary | in short in conclusion therefore In a nutshell | on the whole to sum up basically | Time and Sequence | after (a while) afterwards at first at last at (the same time) while first , second, third... thereafter concurrently soon as soon as | before (that time) finally in the end meanwhile next immediately next firstly , secondly, thirdly... in the future subsequently at that time | since (then) so far then (up to) (then) later somewhat earlier shortly over the next (2 days) as long as last | Result | accordingly as a result consequently since as a consequence of... caused accordingly | for that reason hence thus if...then... ...result(s) in ... contribute to
In consequence | then therefore the ( consequence ) of that is...
...is due to... brought about by/because... lead to... | Reformulation | in other words rather Briefly put simply | that is (to say) to put it more (simply) basically | Replacement | again alternatively | (better) still on the other hand | the alternative is... | Transition | as far as ... is concerned as for ... incidentally | now to turn to... with ( reference) to | with regard to...
Concerning... | Place/Position | above beyond in the back nearby elsewhere opposite to behind | adjacent here near there far to the left | below in front there closer to farther on to the right | Miscellaneous - Adverbs may be used at the beginning of sentences to show how the sentence which follows relates to the rest of the text. Many of them reveal the writers attitude to the idea they are expressing and so can be used as an important tool in evaluative writing. | Admittedly
All things considered
As a general rule
As far as we know
Astonishingly
Broadly
By and large
Characteristically
Clearly
Coincidentally
Conveniently
Curiously
Disappointingly
Equally
Essentially
Explicitly
Even so
Eventually
Fortunately | Fundamentally
Generally speaking
Interestingly
Ironically
In essence
In general
In particular
In practice
In reality
In retrospect/hindsight
In theory
In view of this
More interestingly
More seriously
More specifically
Naturally
On balance
Obviously
On reflection
Overall
| Paradoxically
Potentially
Predictably
Presumably
Primarily
Probably
Remarkably
Seemingly
Significantly
Surprisingly
Theoretically
To all intents and purposes
Typically
Ultimately
Understandably
Undoubtedly
Unfortunately
With hindsight |