Cohesive devices - teksti siduselemendid
'And' type
in fact, aslo, besides, furthermore, in addition, moreover, what is more, what's more, apart from this, in the same way, similarly, as well as that, on top of that.
'Or' type
in other words, to put it another way, to be more precise, alternatively
'But' type
however, although, yet, nevertheless, on the contrary, despite, in spite of, whereas, while
Exemplifying
for example, for instance, that is to say, such as, including, in this case, as follows
Generalising
usually, in general, on the whole, as a rule, mostly, in most cases, in many cases, broadly speaking, generally speaking, for the most part, to some extent
Stating the obvious of course, surely, obviously, naturally, clearly, it goes without saying, as one might expect, after all, no doubt Clarifying
in other words, namely, that is to say
Contrast
on the other hand, (and) yet, still, in contrast to, alternatively, at the same time, whereas, while, for one thing, another thing is that
Cause and effect
because, because of, as a result (of), for this reason, in order to, so that, in that case, so, therefore, thus, accordingly, consequently, as a consequence, hence, owing to, due to, under those circumstances
Transition and focusing
with regard to, as regards, as far as ... is concerned, as for, when it comes to, in terms of, on the question of
Divisions
first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), finally, first of all, to begin with, to start with, i n the first place
Highlighting
in particular, especially, mainly, particularly
Concession
however, nevertheless, still, yet, even though, however much, in fact, as a matter of fact, actually, to tell the truth
Referring
who, which, when, where, whose
Conclusion
so finally, in conclusion, to conclude, to sum it up