{"id":197466,"date":"2022-06-19T08:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T02:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=197466"},"modified":"2023-03-07T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:19:27","slug":"17-connective-words-to-enhance-the-quality-of-your-english-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/17-connective-words-to-enhance-the-quality-of-your-english-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Connective Words To Enhance the Quality of Your English Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the name suggests, connective words connect two clauses or sentences. They are used to convey thoughts and ideas more effectively. They are an important part of creative writing as they render coherence to the topic. If you master using them in your academic writings, you will be able to present ideas more clearly, which will help you to fetch higher grades in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connective words can be added at the beginning, end or middle of a sentence. They are of many types. Some connective words are used to add more information to a statement, while others link two contrasting statements. This discussion will acquaint you with the most commonly used connective words and teach you how to use them in your English essays through examples. The more examples you read, the more you will understand their application while writing. Please read on!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connective Words Used for Addition<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These words add more information to a sentence or the topic. They are used at the beginning of the sentence but between two sentences relevant to each other. Putting a comma after such words is important; otherwise, the sentence will be incorrect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following are some connective words used for addition:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Examples of their use:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Moreover<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy meals is important for optimal cognitive functioning. Moreover, they help keep body weight in control and prevent obesity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing our ideas helps us to present our thoughts. Moreover, it can be used by students to take notes effectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t get the time to use skincare products. Moreover, my skin is allergic to most of them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Success demands hard work. Moreover, you need to be dedicated.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toppers utilise their time productively. Moreover, they follow the right\u00a0 strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Additionally<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy meals is important for optimum cognitive functioning. Additionally, they help keep body weight in control and prevent obesity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercising is good for your health. Additionally, it helps you to have a toned body<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pay your bills using this app. Additionally, you can check your bank account balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toppers utilise their time productively. Additionally, they follow the right strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Also<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy meals is important for optimum cognitive functioning. Also, they help keep body weight in control and prevent obesity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We did a lot of shopping today. Also, we went to my favourite restaurant to eat momos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would help if you ate a filling breakfast on exam day. Also, you must drink enough water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toppers work hard. Also, they follow the right strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Furthermore<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy meals is important for optimal cognitive functioning. Furthermore, they help keep body weight in control and prevent obesity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His apartment is beautiful. Furthermore, it&#8217;s in a posh society.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The job location is far from my residence. Furthermore, it does not pay enough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toppers utilise their time productively. Furthermore, they adopt the right strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>In addition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating healthy meals is important for optimal cognitive functioning. In addition, they help keep body weight in control and prevent obesity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have a medical degree. In addition, I can fluently speak five different languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She sells makeup in addition to skincare products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toppers work hard. In addition, they adopt the\u00a0 right strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please notice that all these connective words work the same way to add information to the sentence. Even if we use different connective words in the same sentence, the message conveyed is the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Connective Words Used to Compare and Contrast<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These words are used to connect alternative or opposite opinions or limit ideas. In some ways, they work opposite to that of the\u00a0 words from the \u201caddition\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Despite\/ Despite the fact that<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In spite of\/ In spite of the fact that<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the contrary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In contrast\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Examples of their use:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Although<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the weather was warm, I still decided to wear a sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although my grandmother is old, she can still run fast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Jack didn&#8217;t work hard, he managed to get good grades<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I was sick, I finished the assignment early<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Despite\/ Despite the fact that<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the weather being warm, I still decided to wear a sweater<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the drought, we had a decent harvest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that the weather was warm, I still decided to wear a sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being sick, I finished the assignment early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>In spite of\/ In spite of the fact that<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of the weather being warm, I still decided to wear a sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of the fact that the weather was not cold, I still decided to wear a sweater<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of it being hot in the afternoon, we still went out shopping and enjoyed it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of being sick, I finished the assignment early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Nevertheless<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather was warm. Nevertheless, I decided to wear a sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We sold fewer blankets. Nevertheless, we made more profit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The paper was very difficult. Nevertheless, I managed to write all the answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was sick. Nevertheless, I finished the assignment in time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>However<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather was warm. However, I decided to wear a sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We sold fewer blankets. However, the profit was good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The paper was very difficult. However, I wrote all the answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was sick. However, I worked hard and finished the assignment on time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>On the contrary<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I decided to accept the offer. On the contrary, Paul decided to reject it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I went to the party ready to have a boring time. On the contrary, it was a lot of fun!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John thinks he is clever. On the contrary, I find him quite foolish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather is bad today. On the contrary, it was very pleasant yesterday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>In contrast to<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to the company&#8217;s disappointingly low figures last year, profits have increased dramatically.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to John&#8217;s high grades in the previous exams, he did not do well this time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to his sister&#8217;s gentle nature, John is very rude.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to today&#8217;s bad weather, we went out shopping<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We tend to use although at the beginning of the sentence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite and in spite of are applied in the same manner and render the same meaning to the sentence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite and despite the fact that they are used in the same way but when using despite, we need to change the verb form, adding \u201cing\u201d to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless and However are used in the same way, but nevertheless is more formal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Connective Words Used to Illustrate Cause And Effect<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are used to illustrate how action leads to a certain effect or how one situation is dependent on the other<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Examples of their use:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Since<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the company is doing well this month, the staff should be rewarded with a bonus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it is my mother\u2019s birthday tomorrow, I would like to invite you to lunch after work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since you didn\u2019t answer my call, I had to make the decision myself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since global warming has a detrimental effect on the\u00a0 environment, we should look for ways to minimise it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it was raining yesterday, I didn&#8217;t feel like going out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Therefore<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is doing so well this month. Therefore, the staff should be rewarded with a bonus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been snowing since morning. Therefore, air traffic will be hampered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is not making any profits. Therefore, they had to fire many employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You didn&#8217;t answer my call: therefore, I had to make the decision myself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was raining yesterday. Therefore, I didn&#8217;t feel like going out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>As a result<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is doing so well this month. As a result, the staff should be rewarded with a bonus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny forgot to water the plants. As a result, the leaves started to wilt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result of your eating habits, you have put on weight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result of rash driving, the numbers of accidents are on the rise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny didn&#8217;t study hard. As a result, he got low grades<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>For this reason<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is doing so well this month. For this reason, the staff should be rewarded with a bonus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My payments are being constantly delayed. For this reason, I have decided to leave the job.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people drive very carelessly. For this reason, road accidents occur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global warming has a detrimental effect on our environment. For this reason, we should look for ways to minimise it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Because\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the company is doing so well this month, the staff should be rewarded with a bonus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The staff should be rewarded with a bonus because the company is doing so well this month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I decided to go shopping with my friend Mary, I won&#8217;t be able to go home until later tonight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I didn&#8217;t spend responsibly this month, I am broke.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because global warming has a detrimental effect on our environment, we should look for ways to minimise it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause\u201d can be used in the commencement of a sentence as well as in the middle of it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. What are the uses of connective words?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connective words are used to present our writings in an organised and coherent way\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are used to illustrate relationships between ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can be used to link two or more sentences or clauses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are used to give a result, add data, summarise, emphasise a point, sequence data, to compare or contrast ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Which connective words can be used to introduce a conclusion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connective words are of many types, as discussed above. Some of them can be used to conclude or summarise a sentence or a paragraph. Following are the examples of such words:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To conclude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conclude, I would like to thank everyone for coming to the party<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To sum up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sum up, you are now fully prepared to give the exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In brief, some improvements need to be made to the present system<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a nutshell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it in\u00a0 a nutshell, you are not fully prepared for the exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In short<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, I won&#8217;t be able to attend the party<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To summarise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To summarise, global warming is changing the world for the worst<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All things considered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All things considered, you can achieve good results only through hard work and dedication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. What are some other connective words used to add ideas?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the ones discussed above, there are many other connective words that can be used to add information to your sentences or paragraphs. Here are some:<\/p>\n<p><strong>As well as<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She sells makeup as well as skincare products<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to put in efforts as well as dedication to achieve success<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Besides<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Success demands handwork. Besides, you also need to be dedicated<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She owns a skincare brand. Besides, she also sells makeup products<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Which connective words can be used to emphasise an idea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some connective words can be used to emphasise an idea or a statement. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indeed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, I have made a mistake, and I am looking to rectify it<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clearly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly, you did not follow my medical advice regarding your diet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Surprisingly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ordered too many momos in the restaurant yesterday, and surprisingly, I was able to finish them all by myself<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, hard work is the most important ingredient in the recipe for success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It should be noted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be noted that global warming has a very detrimental effect on our environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having gone through the discussion, you now know the importance of connective words in enhancing the quality of your English essays. 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