Some important and common cohesive devices are as follows:

Cohesive devices Function Example

Firstly, secondly, first, To show the logical order of ideas Firstly, the Internet plays an important role in the world
second, finally, lastly, for one or time sequence of communication.
thing, to begin with, next
Also, similarly, furthermore, To link ideas together ….the Internet also saves time as messages can be
likewise, moreover delivered in a matter of seconds.
Besides that, other than that, To add ideas and to link the new Besides that, the Internet also save time as messages
apart from that, on top of that, ideas to the previous ideas can be delivered in a matter of seconds.
in addition
This is because, this is due to To provide a reason to illustrate an This is because the Internet offers easy and inexpensive
the fact that ideas provided earlier ways to communicate such as e-mails, messenger,
chatting, teleconferencing and blogger.

In sum, in short, in To summarize ideas either at the In conclusion, it is undeniable that Internet brings us
conclusion, to conclude, all in end of sections or to explicitly state many advantages.
all, overall, to summarize  that the essay is concluding
Which is to say, in other To reinforce the previous idea by In other words, the Internet helps to promote students’
words, this is expressing it in a slightly different learning.
way to make it more explicit
For example, for instance, To provide an example in order to …. the Internet offers easy and inexpensive ways to
such as, namely, specifically illustrate an idea communicate such as e-mails, messenger, chatting,
teleconferencing and blogger.
Consequently, thus, as a To demonstrate that the following Therefore, I strongly disagree with the writer’s opinions
result, hence, so, therefore idea is a result of the previous idea which were published in your editorial column.

On the other hand, on the To signal differences or alternatives Instead, we should make full use of the Internet to
contrary, in contrast, between two ideas benefit mankind.
alternatively, conversely, by
comparison, instead, instead
of
Though, however, To state an opposing idea However, I do agree up to a certain point with the writer
nevertheless, in spite of that that the Internet has the potential to distract students
from their studies.
Not only… but also To put ideas together and to show Information from various fields such as business,
that they are on an equal level education, science and entertainment from all over the
world is not only easily obtainable but most of it
is also free of charge.