Linking words help you to improve your writing .
Linking words or phrases help you to build a logical argument in your assignment by linking one statement to another. An assignment without linking words reads like a series of unrelated state ments with no flow.
Linking words can be used to
- link the flow of ideas in your writing
- guide your reader towards the next stage of your argument
- link paragraphs together.
In english there are many linking words, words which join clauses into sentences. The most common linking words are:
= and used to express the idea of addition ( to link chronological events or events resulting from each other, and to join the elements of a series )
We ate breakfast and went to school.
I took my raincoat and umbrella.
= but used to express the idea of a contrast,
He likes playing chess but is not good at it.
She isn't my best friend, but i can always rely on her.
= or used to express an alternative,
I want to study medicine or physics.
We can go to the cinema, or we could stay at home.
= so used to express the result of something,
I hate being late, so I left home early.
= if and unless used to express a condition,
You can visit her in hospital if you want.
I won't help you unless you tell me the truth.
because used to express the reason,
Everybody likes him because he is friendly.
I didn't come because I had a headache.
after and before used to talk about events happening one after the other,
It will be weeks before we see our favorite teacher again.
After I graduated, I started working as a lawyer in a local law firm.
although and though used to express the idea of a contrast.
Although she had a lot of friends, nobody offered to help her.
I quite like him, though he can be very impolite and selfish.
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