Linking Words Quiz

Study Notes

Linking Words

Accentuation/Emphasis (Hervorhebung):
- It is obvious that
- Obviously
- Indeed
- What is even more important
- Importantly
- In particular
- Clearly
Substantiation/Justification (Begründung):
- because
- That's why
- Due to the fact that
- Therefore
- Since
- As
Connection/Relationship (Verbindung):
- In addition
- Additionally
- Moreover
- Furthermore
- Besides
- Finally, lastly
- Apart from that
- Likewise, similarly
- Not only... but also
Comparison (Vergleich):
- in comparison to
- like, likewise
- similarly
- similar to
- conversely
- analogously
- not only... but
- whereas
- in the same way
- compared to
- for the same reason
Contrast (Gegensätze):
- but, admittedly
- although, (even) though
- however
- whereas
- nevertheless
- In contrast to, contrary to
- On the one hand... on the other hand
- instead
- alternatively
- In spite of (+gerund)
- despite (+noun)
- on the contrary
- unlike
Summary/Conclusion (Zusammenfassung):
- In conclusion
- To conclude
- All in all
- to summarize
- to sum it up
- In summary
- Summing up
- to put it in a nutshell
- to cut a long story short,
- finally
- to review
- in brief, in short
Sequence/Order (Reihenfolge):
- First of all
- in the first place
- primary, secondary
- Firstly, Secondly, ...
- first, second, third
- former, latter
- later
- next, then
- final, finally
Examples/Illustrations (Beispiele):
- for example
- for instance
- such as
- take, for example
- in this case
- to illustrate, to clarify,
- to demonstrate
- Let me give you an example
- namely
Consequence/Result (Folge):
- consequently
- so, since
- As a result
- accordingly
- because
- hence, since
- therefore
- thus