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    The document lists various linkers used to connect ideas and their functions. It provides examples of linkers that show sequence, add additional information, introduce new ideas, show cause and effect, introduce contradicting ideas, show similarity, make comparisons, give examples, and emphasize ideas. Finally, it lists linkers that are used to make conclusions.

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    MUET Extended Writing (List of Cohesive Devices)

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    The document lists various linkers used to connect ideas and their functions. It provides examples of linkers that show sequence, add additional information, introduce new ideas, show cause and effect, introduce contradicting ideas, show similarity, make comparisons, give examples, and emphasize ideas. Finally, it lists linkers that are used to make conclusions.

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    Cohesive Devices to be used in MUET Writing Paper Section 2

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    The document lists various linkers used to connect ideas and their functions. It provides examples of linkers that show sequence, add additional information, introduce new ideas, show cause and effect, introduce contradicting ideas, show similarity, make comparisons, give examples, and emphasize ideas. Finally, it lists linkers that are used to make conclusions.

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    MUET Extended Writing (List of Cohesive Devices)

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    The document lists various linkers used to connect ideas and their functions. It provides examples of linkers that show sequence, add additional information, introduce new ideas, show cause and effect, introduce contradicting ideas, show similarity, make comparisons, give examples, and emphasize ideas. Finally, it lists linkers that are used to make conclusions.

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    Linkers (Cohesive Devices)

    Below are some of the commonly used linkers and their functions.

    Linker Function
     To begin with, / To start off,  To show sequence.
     First, / Firstly, / First and foremost,
     Secondly,
     Thirdly,
     Next,
     Last but not least,
     Finally, / Lastly,
     Besides,  To give additional information.
     Furthermore,  To introduce a new idea.
     Moreover,
     In addition,
     Apart from that,
     Other than that,
     … also …
     Therefore,  To show cause and effect.
     Thus,  To present the link between actions
     Hence, and consequences.
     Consequently,
     As a result,
     As a consequence,
     … so …
     However,  To introduce a contradicting idea.
     Nevertheless, / Nonetheless,
     In contrast,
     On the contrary,
     On the other hand,
     In spite of … ,
     Despite …
     … instead of …
     … but …
     … meanwhile …
     … while …
     … whereas …
     Similarly,  To show similarity.
     Likewise,
     In the same manner,
     … also …
     In comparison,  To make comparison.
     Comparatively speaking,
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    Linker Function
     For example,  To give an example to support the
     For instance, idea.
     Take for example,
     In particular,
     To be specific,
     To illustrate,
     … such as …
     … like …
     … particularly …
     In fact,  To emphasise an idea.
     Indeed,
     Certainly,
     Undoubtedly,
     Undeniably,
     Obviously,
     In conclusion,  To make a conclusion to the essay.
     In a nutshell,
     In summary,
     In brief,
     In short,
     To sum up,
     To conclude,
     To summarise,

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