Sequence Connectors For Your Essay

Sequence connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs coherence. Sequence connectors perform different functions and are placed at the beginning of a sentence. They are used to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, theory, data etc. Source.

 

Logical / sequential order

• Firstly, secondly, thirdly …..
• Next, last, finally
• Last but not least
• In addition
• Furthermore
• Moreover
• Other than that
• Besides
• Also
• At present / presently

 

Order of importance

• Most / more importantly
• Most significantly
• Above all
• Primarily
• It is essential / essentially

 

Result

• As a result
• As a consequence
• Therefore
• Thus
• Consequently
• Hence

 

Contrast

• However
• On the other hand
• On the contrary
• By (in) comparison
• In contrast

 

Reason

• The cause of
• The reason for

 

Comparison

• Similarly
• Likewise