Abstract Writing: How – to

Примеры связок

Contrast

In spite of / Despite. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

Although / (Even) though. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.

However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast.

Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas.

Introduced by a comma.

On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.

In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

Whereas. Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

Reason and cause

Because / As / Since / Seeing that. Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences introduced by because always appear in final position.

Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.

Purpose

In order to / So as to. Introduce an infinitive of purpose.

In order that / So that. Introduce a sentence.

Consequence

Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore.

As a consequence of / As a result of. Followed by a noun phrase.

So Introduces a sentence. No commas.

Addition

Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more. Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.

As well as / In addition to / Besides. Used to add one more piece of information. Followed by a noun phrase.

Exemplification

For example / For instance. Introduces an example referring to previously stated ideas.

Such as. Introduces an example referring to the last idea.