Categories of Connecting Words for PTE
Category Connecting Words Usage
Furthermore, Moreover, Additionally, Also,
Adding Information To add extra points
In addition
For example, For instance, Such as,
Giving Examples To introduce examples
Namely, To illustrate
However, On the other hand, Whereas, To show contrast between
Contrasting Ideas
While, Conversely ideas
Similarly, Likewise, In the same way,
Showing Similarity To highlight similarities
Correspondingly
Therefore, Thus, Consequently, As a result, To show reasons and
Cause and Effect
Hence results
If, Unless, Provided that, As long as, In
Expressing Condition To set conditions
case
In other words, That is to say, To clarify, To explain in a different
Clarifying
Simply put way
Indeed, Above all, Most importantly, To stress an important
Emphasizing
Without a doubt point
In conclusion, To summarize, To sum up,
Summarizing To conclude an argument
Overall
To indicate order or
Sequencing Ideas First, Next, Then, After that, Finally
sequence
To explain why something
Giving Reasons Because, Since, As, Due to, Owing to
happens
Contradicting Yet, Nevertheless, Nonetheless, Even To show unexpected
Statements though results
In order to, So that, For the purpose of,
Expressing Purpose To indicate a goal
With the aim of
Compared to, In comparison, Similarly, To show similarities
Comparing Ideas
Just as between things
Highlighting Key Notably, Significantly, Above all, To emphasize key
Points Importantly information
To demonstrate, To show, To clarify, Such To give more details about
Illustrating a Point
as an idea
Presenting an To introduce another
Instead, Alternatively, Rather, Else
Alternative possibility
Expressing To indicate uncertainty or
Probably, Possibly, Likely, Maybe, Perhaps
Probability possibility
Clearly, Certainly, Undoubtedly, Without a To show confidence in a
Expressing Certainty
doubt statement
Referring to a As mentioned earlier, As stated before, As To recall something
Previous Point previously discussed mentioned before
