Linking Words

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Instead of "In the first place" we can use;

• To begin with

• For example

• To start with

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Instead of "Also" we can use;

• However

• As a result

• In addition

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Instead of "For instance" we can use;

• On the other hand

• For example

• Therefore

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Instead of "On the other hand" we can use;

• However

• In conclusion

• In my opinion

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Instead of "Firstly" we can use;

• To begin with

• To start with

• Furthermore

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Instead of "For this reason" we can use;

• As a result

• In my opinion

• However

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Instead of "An additional disadvantage of" we can use;

• Another drawback of

• To begin with

• In conclusion

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Instead of "As a result" we can use;

• For this reason

• Therefore

• However

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Instead of "All things considered" we can use;

• I believe

• In conclusion

• To start with

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Instead of "I believe" we can use;

• In addition

• In my opinion

• As a result