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Some of the more commonly used connectives are listed below. Note especially how these
connections function to develop, relate, connect and move ideas.
addition of and, also, besides, further, furthermore, too, moreover, in addition, then, of
ideas equal importance, equally important, another
next, afterward, finally, later, last, lastly, at last, now, subsequently, then,
when, soon, thereafter, after a short time, the next week (month, day, etc.), a
time
minute later, in the meantime, meanwhile, on the following day, at length,
ultimately, presently
order or first, second, (etc.), finally, hence, next, then, from here on, to begin with, last
sequence of all, after, before, as soon as, in the end, gradually
above, behind, below, beyond, here, there, to the right (left), nearby, opposite,
space and
on the other side, in the background, directly ahead, along the wall, as you
place
turn right, at the top, across the hall, at this point, adjacent to
to signal an for example, to illustrate, for instance, to be specific, such as, moreover,
example furthermore, just as important, similarly, in the same way
purpose to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, for this reason(s)
contrast but, in contrast, conversely, however, still, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, and
connectives yet, on the other hand, on the contrary, or, in spite of this, actually, in fact
to summarize in summary, to sum up, to repeat, briefly, in short, finally, on the whole,
or report therefore, as I have said, in conclusion, as you can see
Addition
On top of that
Moreover
Indeed
Examples:
Both/not only proteins and/but also vitamins are essential for small children.
The film was neither well made nor well-performed.
I can play the piano apart from the guitar.
Contrast
Examples:
Direct Contrast
Conversely As opposed to
Contrarily
While / whereas
Examples:
The winters are very wet here; whereas, the summers are very dry.
It was very hot yesterday, in contrast, it’s very cold today.
It's cold and windy today, on the other hand, it’s not raining.
Result
So/such ...
--- --- Therefore As a result of
that
As a consequence
As a result of this
of
As a result
Consequently
As a consequence of
this
Because of this
Accordingly
Cause Effect
Causes
leads to
Man's hunting whales in large the danger of their becoming
results in
numbers extinct
is the result for
is responsible for
Effect Cause
is the result of
is due to
man's hunting them in large
Whales' facing extinction is a consequence
numbers
of
result from
For Example:
As a consequence of rising population, people now have to cope with heavy traffic.
It was such a great movie that I watched it three times.
The basketball team's introducing a talented young player resulted in winning more games.
Purpose
In order that To
For fear of
So as to
For Example:
I talked to the shy girl for the purpose that she wouldn’t feel isolated.
We all spoke in quiet voices for fear of waking the baby up.
She went to her husband’s office for the purpose of seeing him.
Comparison
similarly
equally
in the same way
compared with
like
Listings
first(ly)
finally
in the first place
then
to conclude
to begin
next
I loved England a lot. First I loved its museums. Secondly, I loved its people. Finally I loved its tourist attractions.
Giving Examples
for example
for instance
such as
as follows
namely
Coordinating conjunctions are short and simple transitions that are composed of two or three letters. They are used to
avoid short, choppy, run-on etc. sentences. They show the way ideas/entities are related to each other.
Correlative Conjunctions
Transitions that always appear in pairs and link sentence elements together are called correlative conjunctions.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions connect the dependent clause of a sentence with the independent clause and show the
relationship between the two. We use a comma in between if the subordinator (when, before, because, although...) is
at the beginning of the sentence.