Linking words and phrases, updated by JLM, 24/3/05, SLC, page 1
Student
Learning Centre
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Location: Student Centre, Level One
Telephone: 61-8-8201 2518 Fax: 61-8-8201 3839
E-mail: study.
skills@flinders.
edu.
au
Internet: http://adminwww....
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Linking words and phrases, updated by JLM, 24/3/05, SLC, page 1
Student
Learning Centre
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Location: Student Centre, Level One
Telephone: 61-8-8201 2518 Fax: 61-8-8201 3839
E-mail: study.
skills@flinders.
edu.
au
Internet: http://adminwww.
flinders.
edu.
au/SLC/index.
html
Postal: PO Box 2100 Adelaide, SA 5001
Linking Words and
Phrases
Most pieces of formal writing are organised in a similar way: introduction;
development of main ideas or arguments; conclusion.
Linking words and
phrases join clauses, sentences and paragraphs together.
A piece of writing or text may include the following:
one idea is linked to another
an alternative is presented
an objection is made
idea
and
idea
or
idea
but
idea
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