Linking Words Quiz

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