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This guide explores the essential linking words that enhance academic essays, reports, and journals. It details how to effectively order arguments, add emphasis, show importance, make comparisons, highlight contrasts, provide reasons, explain results, give examples, and draw conclusions. Each category of linking words is accompanied by practical examples, demonstrating their use in academic contexts. Perfect for students looking to improve their writing proficiency, this resource outlines the unique purposes and styles relevant to academic formats and assessments.
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EL 1204 ESSAY , REPORTS AND JOURNALS
Linking words for use in academic essays To order and add further arguments or add emphasis • … also, as well as, moreover, further, furthermore, in addition, additionally, firstly, secondly, thirdly, next, lastly, finally
To show importance • …most importantly, above all, primarily, the most significant reason/factor/ argument
To make comparisons or highlight similarities • ...similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally, also, correspondingly
To show contrast or highlight differences • ...although, however, on the contrary, conversely, otherwise, yet, but, even so, despite, whereas, nevertheless notwithstanding, in contrast to this
To provide reasons/causes • ...the reason for this is, because, since, so that, this is due to, the cause of this is
To explain results/effects • ... consequently, as a result, hence, therefore, thus, inevitably, so, leads to, causes
To provide examples/clear explanations • ...for example, for instance, such as, by way of illustration, in other words, to put it another way
To draw conclusions • ...as has been discussed, in brief, in short, to summarise, to sum up, consequently, therefore, in conclusion
Essay , Report and Journal Essays, reports and reflective journal writing are the most common forms of writing you’re likely to experience as a student, so it’s useful to see how each differs. Purpose Topic Audience Format Style Assessment
