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Making the right connections

Connectives can be used for a range of purposes to develop your ideas in a feature article:

to introduce or explain another point of view:

  • ‘however’
  • ‘unlike’
  • ‘whereas’
  • ‘on the other hand’
  • ‘alternatively’
  • ‘instead of’
  • ‘rather than’
  • ‘although’
  • ‘from a different point of view’
  • ‘unlike’
  • ‘yet’
  • ‘but’

to present an additional point or show a connection:

  • ‘furthermore’
  • ‘besides’
  • ‘in addition’
  • ‘as well as’
  • ‘also’
  • ‘besides’
  • ‘therefore’
  • ‘as a result’
  • ‘because’
  • ‘consequently’

to emphasise a point:

  • ‘most of all’
  • ‘especially’
  • ‘significantly’
  • ‘in particular’
  • ‘most importantly’

Published on: 17 Jan 2011




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