Sequence connectors

1. to contrast

1.1. However

1.2. Nevertheless

1.3. Although

1.4. Even though

1.5. In spite of

1.6. Despite

1.7. yet

1.8. still

1.9. but

2. to add points

2.1. beginning of sentence

2.1.1. In addition

2.1.2. Moreover

2.1.3. Furthermore

2.1.4. Besides

2.1.5. What's more

2.1.6. Also

2.2. in a sentence

2.2.1. as well as

2.2.2. and

2.2.3. too

3. describing cause/reason

3.1. since

3.2. because

3.3. due to

3.4. as

4. describing results

4.1. so

4.2. therefore

4.3. consequently

4.4. thus

4.5. as a result

4.6. as a consequence

4.7. that is why

4.8. for this reason

5. to show purpose

5.1. in order to

5.2. so as to

5.3. so that to

5.4. to

6. describing similarities

6.1. similarly

6.2. likewise

6.3. in the same way

7. expressing personal opinions

7.1. In my opinion

7.2. I strongly believe that

7.3. In my view

7.4. It seems to me that

7.5. I think

7.6. Personally

7.7. As I see it

8. describing reality

8.1. In fact

8.2. As a matter of fact

8.3. Actually

8.4. The truth is

9. Making general statements

9.1. In general

9.2. Generally

9.3. As a rule

9.4. On the whole

10. To list points

10.1. To begin

10.2. In the first place

10.3. First and foremost

10.4. Firstly, secondly

10.5. Finally

11. To give examples

11.1. For example

11.2. For instance

11.3. such as

12. Introducing opposing points

12.1. On the other hand

12.2. In contrast

12.3. Contrary to

13. Showing sequence

13.1. In the beginning

13.2. Meanwhile

13.3. Afterwards

13.4. After that

13.5. Eventually

13.6. Finally

13.7. In the end

14. To show time

14.1. while

14.2. when

14.3. before

14.4. until

14.5. as soon as

14.6. by the time

15. To conclude

15.1. In conclusion

15.2. In short

15.3. To sum up

15.4. In a nutshell