CONNECTORS

ADICIÓN
and y
In addition / Besides además
Furthermore / Es más, ...
Moreover / What's
more
Also / too también Also suele ir en posición inicial o
media; too siempre en posición final,
precedido de una coma.
As well as ... así como ...
CONTRASTE
but pero
However / yet / still / sin embargo, ...
nevertheless No obstante, ...
Although / though / aunque ... Although va en posición inical o
even though media; though en posición media o final.
E.g.: Although it rained a lot we enjoyed
our holiday.
We enjoyed our holiday although /
though it rained a lot.
The house isn't very nice. I like the garden
though.
In spite of / despite A pesar de + E.g.: In spite of the poor weather, we went.
SUSTANTIVO She didn't get the job in spite of having the
o FORMA - necessary qualifications.
ING
In spite of the fact that A pesar de + E.g.: In spite of the fact that the situation
/ despite the fact that oración con was terrible, we decided to do it.
sujeto y
predicado
EJEMPLIFICACIÓN
For example / for Por ejemplo
instance
Such as Tales como
Like Como E.g.: Some sports, like motor-racing, can be
dangerous.
Especially / specifically / Especialmente,
in particular / particularly específicamente,
particularmente