How To Use Linking Words In Your PTE Essay (Part 2)
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Linking words join your ideas and points together clearly and logically so the reader can follow your writing. Part 1 introduced linking words for listing your points, adding information, highlighting and stressing your points and explaining results and consequences.
Today’s article covers linking words to use when you want to give examples, give your opinion, give opposing ideas and make a conclusion.
5. Giving examples
To support your ideas you can give examples using these linking words.
Example sentences:
6. Giving your opinion
Use these when you are required to give your opinion.
Examples:
7. Expressing contrast and concession
use these when you need to give an opposing idea or viewpoint.
- even though
- although
- despite
- in spite of
- on the other hand
- in comparison
- nevertheless
- alternatively
- but still / but even so / but all the same
- conversely
Some examples:
8. Making a conclusion
These are generally used in your final paragraph to finish off your essay.
Examples:
In conclusion, I believe it is good for high school students to have a part-time job as long as it doesn’t interfere with their studies.
To conclude, I think the disadvantages of living in cities are outweighed by the advantages, due to the reasons I have outlined above.
