This presentation describes words and phrases which are commonly used to provide cohesion to various sentences in our paragraphs.

1. Commonly
used
Connective
Words and Phrases
for powerful writing.

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3. Group Connective Word/Phrase
Sequencing/Listing
Used to make a list of
items or sequence of
what you want to say
 First of all
 In the first place
 To begin with
 Firstly
 Secondly
 Thirdly
 First
 Next
 Then
 After that
 Finally
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 1:

4. Group Connective Word/Phrase
Reinforcing
Used to add to what
has been said to
make it more strong
 Also
 Besides
 Furthermore
 In addition
 Moreover
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 2:

5. Group Connective Word/Phrase
EQUATING
Used to indicate
similarity between
what has been said
 In the same way
 Likewise
 Similarly
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 3:

6. Group Connective Word/Phrase
SUMMARIZING
 In conclusion
 In summary
 To Conclude
 To sum up
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 4:

7. Group Connective Word/Phrase
REFERING
(giving example)
Used to indicate that
you will give or have
given one or more
example of what you
have said..
 For example
 For instance
 In particular
 Particularly
 …such as…
 ……that is….
 …that is to say…
 ……namely……..
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 5:

8. Group Connective Word/Phrase
INFERING
Used to deduce from
what you have
said(either what might
or might not have
happened, is happening
or will happen)
 In other words
 In that case
 Then
 Else
 otherwise
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 6:

9. Group Connective Word/Phrase
GIVING
ALTERNATIVES
Used to give an
alternative to what you
have said.
 Alternatively
 on the other hand
 Then again
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 7:

10. Group Connective Word/Phrase
RESTATING
Used to state what you
have said in another
way
 In other words
 That is to say
 To put it simply
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 8:

11. Group Connective Word/Phrase
CONTRASTING
Used to compare or
contrast what has been
said before
 Conversely
 In comparison
 In contrast to this
 Instead
 On the contrary
 Whereas
 While
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 9:

12. Group Connective Word/Phrase
CONCEDING
Used to indicate
other ways of
considering what
you have said.
 After all
 All the same
 Although,
 though,
 even though,
 Even if
 However
 In spite of
 Despite,
 Nevertheless
 Nonetheless
 Still
 Yet
Commonly used
Connective Words and Phrases
GROUP 10:

13. Commonly
used
Connective
Words and Phrases
for powerful writing.

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