Linking Words/Connectors
What are Linking Words/Connectors?
Linking words (also called connectors, conjunctions, or transition words) are used to connect words, phrases, or sentences, helping to maintain logical flow in writing. They improve coherence and make writing more structured.
Types of Linking Words & Their Rules with Examples
1. Addition (āϝোāĻ āĻŦা āϏংāϝোāĻāύ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে)
Rule: Used to add more information to a sentence.
đš Common Words: And, Also, Moreover, Furthermore, Besides, In addition, Not only... but also
✅ Examples:
- He is talented and hardworking. (āϏে āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻাāĻŦাāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻĒāϰিāĻļ্āϰāĻŽী।)
- I like tea. Moreover, I enjoy coffee. (āĻāĻŽি āĻা āĻĒāĻāύ্āĻĻ āĻāϰি। āĻ āϧিāĻāύ্āϤু, āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻĢিāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻāϰি।)
- In addition to studying, he plays football. (āĻĒāĻĄ়াāĻļোāύাāϰ āĻĒাāĻļাāĻĒাāĻļি, āϏে āĻĢুāĻāĻŦāϞāĻ āĻেāϞে।)
2. Contrast/Opposition (āĻŦিāϰোāϧ āĻŦা āĻŦিāĻĒāϰীāϤ āĻাāĻŦ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļে)
Rule: Used to show contrast or opposite ideas.
đš Common Words: But, However, Yet, On the other hand, Whereas, While, Although, Though, Nevertheless
✅ Examples:
- He is poor, but he is happy. (āϏে āĻĻāϰিāĻĻ্āϰ, āĻিāύ্āϤু āϏে āϏুāĻী।)
- She studied hard; however, she failed. (āϏে āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāĻĄ়াāĻļোāύা āĻāϰেāĻিāϞ; āϤāĻŦে āϏে āĻŦ্āϝāϰ্āĻĨ āĻšāϝ়েāĻে।)
- Although he was tired, he continued working. (āϝāĻĻিāĻ āϏে āĻ্āϞাāύ্āϤ āĻিāϞ, āϤāĻŦুāĻ āĻাāĻ āĻাāϞিāϝ়ে āĻেāĻে।)
3. Cause & Effect (āĻাāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļে)
Rule: Used to show the reason or result of an action.
đš Common Words: Because, Since, As, So, Therefore, Thus, Hence, As a result, Consequently
✅ Examples:
- He failed because he did not study. (āϏে āĻŦ্āϝāϰ্āĻĨ āĻšāϝ়েāĻে āĻাāϰāĻŖ āϏে āĻĒāĻĄ়াāĻļোāύা āĻāϰেāύি।)
- Since it was raining, we stayed home. (āϝেāĻšেāϤু āĻŦৃāώ্āĻি āĻšāĻ্āĻিāϞ, āϤাāĻ āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāϤে āĻিāϞাāĻŽ।)
- He worked hard; therefore, he succeeded. (āϏে āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻļ্āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰেāĻে; āϤাāĻ āϏে āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϝ়েāĻে।)
4. Comparison (āϤুāϞāύা āĻŦোāĻাāϤে)
Rule: Used to compare two or more things.
đš Common Words: Like, Similarly, Likewise, Just as, In the same way, As...as
✅ Examples:
- She sings like a professional. (āϏে āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻĒেāĻļাāĻĻাāϰেāϰ āĻŽāϤো āĻাāύ āĻাāϝ়।)
- The second book was interesting. Likewise, the first one was great. (āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤীāϝ় āĻŦāĻāĻি āĻāĻāϰ্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āĻিāϞ। āĻ āύুāϰূāĻĒāĻাāĻŦে, āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻিāĻ āĻĻুāϰ্āĻĻাāύ্āϤ āĻিāϞ।)
- Just as the sun sets in the west, the moon rises. (āϝেāĻাāĻŦে āϏূāϰ্āϝ āĻĒāĻļ্āĻিāĻŽে āĻ āϏ্āϤ āϝাāϝ়, āϤেāĻŽāύিāĻাāĻŦে āĻাঁāĻĻ āĻāĻ ে।)
5. Purpose (āĻāĻĻ্āĻĻেāĻļ্āϝ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļে)
Rule: Used to show the goal or purpose of an action.
đš Common Words: To, In order to, For the purpose of, So that, With the aim of
✅ Examples:
- He studies hard to pass the exam. (āϏে āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώাāϝ় āĻĒাāĻļ āĻāϰাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāĻĄ়াāĻļোāύা āĻāϰে।)
- I spoke slowly so that he could understand. (āĻāĻŽি āϧীāϰে āĻāĻĨা āĻŦāϞেāĻিāϞাāĻŽ āϝাāϤে āϏে āĻŦুāĻāϤে āĻĒাāϰে।)
- He left early in order to catch the train. (āϏে āĻ্āϰেāύ āϧāϰাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻāĻে āĻŦেāϰিāϝ়ে āĻেāĻে।)
6. Time (āϏāĻŽāϝ় āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰāϤে)
Rule: Used to indicate time relations between actions.
đš Common Words: Before, After, While, When, As soon as, Until, Since
✅ Examples:
- Before you go out, take an umbrella. (āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦেāϰ āĻšāĻāϝ়াāϰ āĻāĻে āĻাāϤা āύাāĻ।)
- She called me after she arrived. (āϏে āĻāϏাāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŽাāĻে āĻĢোāύ āĻāϰেāĻিāϞ।)
- While I was reading, he was sleeping. (āĻāĻŽি āϝāĻāύ āĻĒāĻĄ়āĻিāϞাāĻŽ, āϤāĻāύ āϏে āĻুāĻŽাāĻ্āĻিāϞ।)
7. Condition (āĻļāϰ্āϤ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে)
Rule: Used to introduce conditions for an action.
đš Common Words: If, Unless, Provided that, As long as, Otherwise
✅ Examples:
- If you study, you will pass. (āϝāĻĻি āϤুāĻŽি āĻĒāĻĄ়ো, āϤাāĻšāϞে āϤুāĻŽি āĻĒাāĻļ āĻāϰāĻŦে।)
- You can’t go out unless you finish your work. (āϤুāĻŽি āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āĻাāĻ āĻļেāώ āύা āĻāϰāϞে āĻŦেāϰ āĻšāϤে āĻĒাāϰāĻŦে āύা।)
- Work hard; otherwise, you will fail. (āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻļ্āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰো; āύাāĻšāϞে āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦ্āϝāϰ্āĻĨ āĻšāĻŦে।)
8. Emphasis (āĻুāϰুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে)
Rule: Used to highlight a point strongly.
đš Common Words: Indeed, In fact, Undoubtedly, Obviously, Surely, Particularly
✅ Examples:
- He is indeed a great teacher. (āϤিāύি āϏāϤ্āϝিāĻ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻšাāύ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻ।)
- Undoubtedly, hard work leads to success. (āύিঃāϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻšে, āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻļ্āϰāĻŽ āϏāĻĢāϞāϤাāϰ āĻĻিāĻে āύিāϝ়ে āϝাāϝ়।)
- She is particularly good at mathematics. (āϏে āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻাāĻŦে āĻāĻŖিāϤে āĻাāϞো।)
9. Conclusion/Summary (āĻāĻĒāϏংāĻšাāϰ āĻŦা āϏাāϰāϏংāĻ্āώেāĻĒ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে)
Rule: Used to summarize or conclude an idea.
đš Common Words: In conclusion, To sum up, In short, All in all, Finally, Lastly, Therefore, Thus
✅ Examples:
- In conclusion, honesty is the best policy. (āĻāĻĒāϏংāĻšাāϰে, āϏāϤāϤাāĻ āϏāϰ্āĻŦোāϤ্āϤāĻŽ āύীāϤি।)
- To sum up, education is necessary for development. (āϏংāĻ্āώেāĻĒে, āĻāύ্āύāϝ়āύেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻļিāĻ্āώা āĻ āĻĒāϰিāĻšাāϰ্āϝ।)
- He worked hard; thus, he achieved success. (āϏে āĻāĻ োāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻļ্āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰেāĻিāϞ; āĻĢāϞে āϏে āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϝ়েāĻে।)
10. Example/Illustration (āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻĻিāϤে)
Rule: Used to provide examples.
đš Common Words: For example, For instance, Such as, Namely, That is
✅ Examples:
- Many countries, for example, the USA, have a strong economy. (āĻ āύেāĻ āĻĻেāĻļ, āϝেāĻŽāύ āϝুāĻ্āϤāϰাāώ্āĻ্āϰ, āĻļāĻ্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āĻ āϰ্āĻĨāύীāϤি āϰāϝ়েāĻে।)
- He loves fruits such as apples and bananas. (āϏে āĻāĻĒেāϞ āĻ āĻāϞাāϰ āĻŽāϤো āĻĢāϞ āĻাāϞোāĻŦাāϏে।)