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CONTRAST In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.  “I understood him, in spite of his accent” “Despite her bad humour, she answered my questions” "In spite of working hard, I didn't feel tired." Although Followed by a sentence. Although he used to be better, he’s still a good player. However / On the contrary / In contrast. Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Introduced by a comma. “ The story, however, isn't always that simple.” On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.  Whereas Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.  “Billy wasn't very good at throwing the baseball, whereas his friend Jim could throw the ball 95 miles per hour. Whereas is best to be used when you are comparing one thing with another.”

REASON AND CAUSE Because of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase “Because of the heavy rain he couldn’t go to work”

ADD INFORMATION Moreover / In addition to / Besides / What's more. Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.  ”This program is slow, moreover, it is not effective” “In addition to the recipe ingredients, you'll need the following” “I wasn't in the mood to play tennis, and besides, I was already late for work.” “The decorations were absolutely beautiful and what's more, the children had made them themselves.” As well as  Used to add  one more piece of information. Followed by a noun phrase.  ”She is clever as well as beautiful”

SUCCESION First of all / Firstly / To begin with / First ….  Second / Secondly / Then …   Third / Thirdly / After that...  The next stage …   Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not least…

RESULT Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore “I didn't tidy my room, consequently, I won't be able to go outside” “I didn’t tidy my room, as a consequence, I won’t be able to go outside” I didn’t tidy my room, as a result, I won’t be able to go outside” I didn’t tidy my room, therefore, I won’t be able to go outside” As a result of Followed by a noun phrase.  “As a result of the experiment, the scientist understood the nature of the phenomenon” So Introduces a sentence. No commas.   “We are not friend of him so he didn’t invited us to his party”