在確定好一條條的擴展句后，怎樣把這些句子流暢而連貫地組合在一起呢?這便是關聯(lián)詞發(fā)揮作用的時候了。在英語中，句與句之間、段與段之間一般都有連詞或關聯(lián)詞連接，通過這些詞讀者能夠很清楚地明白文章前后的邏輯聯(lián)系。適當使用關聯(lián)詞是四級寫作必備的技能，大家應該要引起特別重視。常用的關聯(lián)詞分為四類：
1、列舉類
列舉法常用在議論文中，當作者提出一個論點后，可通過列舉出一系列事實對其進行說明或論證。列舉類關聯(lián)詞有：
first(ly), second(ly),... finally; for one thing, for another; on the one hand, on the other hand; moreover; furthermore; what's more; in addition; besides; first of all; in the first place, in the second place; (at)last; then; next; the last but not the least
2、舉例類
舉例法是用事例或數(shù)據(jù)對中心觀點進行說明論證的方法，舉例類關聯(lián)詞有：
for example; for instance; such as; like; take...for example; a case in point; namely; in other words; that is; especially; in particular
3、比較和對比
比較是把兩種或兩種以上的事物進行比較，以辨別出它們的相似之處;對比是將這些事物進行對照，辨別其差異而指出各自的特征和本質(zhì)。這類關聯(lián)詞有：
but; however; yet; otherwise; while; in contrast; by contrast; on the contrary; similarly; likewise; like; conversely; rather than; instead; on the other hand; equally; nevertheless; nonetheless; unlike; still; in the same way; compared with...
4、 因果類
as a result; since; because(of); thanks to; due to; owing to; for this reason; hence; thus; therefore; on this/that account; on account of; consequently
5、總結(jié)類
總結(jié)法是指在表達了一個觀點或舉了一個例子后，進行總結(jié)、給出概括，這類關聯(lián)詞有：
in this case; according to; in a word; in brief; in short; to sum up.
