Cohesion: linking words and phrases

Large groups

Words such as ‘ the majority’ and ‘ most’ can be used to write about large groups.

For example:

• The majority of students do not like homework.
• Most couples in China only have one child.
• Nearly everyone feels nervous when he or she starts a new job.
• Many elderly people do not like going out in the evening
• Almost all international students are a little homesick at first.

Small groups

To refer to small groups in your writing, you can use words such as ‘ a few ’ and ‘ some’.

For example:

• Some students arrive late every day.
• A few students always arrive late to lessons.
• Not many children enjoy doing their homework.

To connect the ideas within an essay use some linking words:

The body of the paragraph	firstly, secondly …, on the plus side, the advantage is that for example, for instance, such as …, namely … on top of that, moreover, in addition to that, furthermore for one thing, one disadvantage is what is more, another point is on the one hand, on the other hand next, then, besides because of that …, that’s why … last of all, finally
The conclusion	all in all, all things considered to sum up, to summarize, in conclusion

Cohesion: linking words and phrases

Listing	Giving examples	Generalising
first, second, third	for example	in general
first, furthermore, finally	for instance	generally
to begin, to conclude	as follows:	on the whole
next	that is	as a rule
Reinforcement	in this case	for the most part
also	namely	in most cases
furthermore	in other words	usually
moreover	Result/consequence	Highlighting
what is more	so	in particular
in addition	therefore	particularly
besides	as a result/consequence	especially
above all	accordingly	mainly
as well (as)	consequently	Reformulation
in the same way	because of this/that	in other words
not only... but also	thus	rather
Similarity	hence	to put it more simply
equally	for this/that reason	Expressing an alternative
likewise	so that	alternatively
similarly	in that case	rather
correspondingly	under these circumstances	on the other hand
in the same way	Deduction	the alternative is
Transition to new point	then	another possibility would be
now,	in other words	Contrast
as far as x is concerned	in that case	instead
with regard/reference to	otherwise	conversely
as for...	this implies that...	on the contrary
it follows that	if so/not	in contrast
turning to	Stating the obvious	in comparison
Summary	obviously	Concession (sth unexpected)
in conclusion	clearly	however
to conclude	naturally	even though
in brief	of course	however much
to summarise	as can be expected	nevertheless
overall	surely	still
therefore	after all	yet

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