LINKING WORDS 2

Purpose

I went to bed early in order not to be tired tomorrow.

  • in order (not) to
  • so that
  • so as (not) to
  • in order that
  • for fear that
  • in case

Example sentence: I went to bed early so as not to be tired in the lesson tomorrow.

Comparison

  • more…than
  • as…as
  • half as…as
  • nothing like
  • the…the / the more you read, the better you speak.
  • twice as…as
  • less…than

Place

  • Wherever
  • Where

Exception

  • but (for)
  • except (for)
  • apart from

Time

  • as
  • when
  • whenever
  • while
  • now (that)
  • before
  • after
  • since
  • till / Until

Example sentence: Whenever he comes here he causes a problem.

Relative

  • which
  • who
  • that
  • whose
  • what
  • whom

Example sentence: That man is the one who owns a very expensive car.

Reference

  • concerning
  • regarding
  • reference to
  • regard to
  • in respect to the fact that
  • in regard to the fact that
  • in reference to the fact that

Manner

  • as if, sanki
  • as, gibi
  • in the way that
  • how
  • the way in which
  • (in) the same way
  • as though

Example sentence: He treats as if he is a boss.

Summarising

  • In conclusion
  • to sum up
  • in summary
  • on the whole
  • as it was stated
  • as it was previously stated
  • in all
  • all in all
  • altogether
  • in short
  • shortly
  • briefly
  • to put it briefly

Example sentence: All in all I liked the book that you gave me last week. But I found the cover weak.

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