對于一篇作文來講，啟承轉折是最基本的，因此銜接詞的合理使用非常重要。有些同學在寫作文時，總是喜歡幾個銜接詞一路用到底，毫無變化和新意，這樣會使考官產生疲憊感�？靵韺W習一下吧。
合理使用GRE寫作銜接詞，讓文章使人覺得更加生動，也更加連貫，符合新GRE作文所要求的起承轉合。在GRE作文中準確的使用銜接詞，則可以讓評分人看出考生擁有的高潮的語言技巧以及縝密的邏輯。
舉例：
for instance; for example; such as; consider the fact that;
立即：
immediately; for the time being; in no time; on the spot;
鑒于此：
for that matter; in that case; for that reason; as for;
可能不是這樣：
(unfortunately)
=>this is not necessarily the case;
this is often/certainly not the case;
this might not be the case;
this need not be the case;
common sense and experience tell us this is not the case/this assumption is a poor one;
=>the argument fails to substantiate this assumption;
perhaps ~that have nothing to do with~;
this argument by analogy is wholly unpersuasive;
this argument, nonetheless, is based on an oversimplified analysis of the cause of~ and the presumptuous correlation is unacceptable;
=>although this is entirely possible, the argument provides no evidence to support this assumption;
if this is not the case, then it is entirely possible that~;
lacking evidence to confirm this assumption, it is entirely possible that ~;
應該：
would have to; should; ought to; must; have to; be required to; would be;
根據總體的趨勢：
overall group of~; in general; as a whole; on the whole;
斷言：
assert; claim; postulate; declare; affirm; emphasize; advocate;
反映：
indicate; reveal; reflect; demonstrate; imply; illustrate; infer; predict;
可能性：
possibility; likelihood (in all likelihood); alternative/alternative means of ~; explanation; occurence; validity; legitimacy; credibility;
可行性：
feasibility;