Addition:
also, again, as well as,
besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover,
similarly
Consequence:
accordingly, as a
result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose,
hence,
otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon,
wherefore
Generalizing:
as a rule, as usual,
for the most part,
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily,
usually
Exemplifying:
chiefly, especially,
for instance, in particular, markedly, namely,
particularly, including, specifically, such as
Illustration:
for example, for
instance, for one thing, as an illustration,
illustrated with,
as an example, in this case
Emphasis
above all, chiefly, with attention
to, especially, particularly, singularly
Similarity:
comparatively, coupled
with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover,
together with
Exception:
aside from, barring, besides, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside of, save
Restatement:
in essence, in other
words, namely, that is, that is to say,
in short, in brief, to
put it differently
Contrast and Comparison:
contrast,
by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise,
on one hand, on
the other hand, on the contrary, rather,
similarly, yet, but,
however, still, nevertheless, in contrast
Sequence:
at first, first of all,
to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
for now, for
the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later
on,
meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while,
earlier,
simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in
mind,
Summarizing:
after all, all in
all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in
any event,
in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in
summary, in the final analysis,
in the long run, on balance, to
sum up, to summarize, finally
Diversion:
by the way,
incidentally
Direction:
here, there, over
there, beyond, nearly, opposite, under, above,
to the left, to
the right, in the distance
