phrase (passive/connection) · formal

be linked to + noun

UK/bi lɪŋkt tuː/US/bi lɪŋkt tu/LINKED

Band 6-7task2task1

to be connected with something, often implying a relationship or cause

Examples

“Higher sugar intake has been linked to increased risk of diabetes.”

“The decline in employment was linked to the factory closure.”

“Noise pollution is often linked to poor urban planning.”

Band 8 sentence

“Recent longitudinal studies have firmly linked air pollution exposure to long-term cardiovascular problems.”

Collocations

  • be linked to increased risk / be linked to poverty / be linked to mortality
  • closely linked to

Word family

link verb / nounlinkage nounlinked adjective / past participle

Common mistakes

linked with→linked to

is link to→is linked to

Say it for a higher band

5connected to→6associated with→7+be linked to + noun

Synonyms

be connected to

Easily confused

linked to / connected to

“Obesity has been linked to several chronic illnesses.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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