CONNECTORS – DISCOURSE MARKERS – CONJUNCTIONS

CONNECTORS FOR WRITTEN EXPRESSION

SUITABLE FOR BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

ADDITION and additionally in addition in addition to furthermore moreover also as well as… not only…but also	CAUSE/REASON/RESULT for so since therefore as a result as a result of on account of consequently as long as for this reason because because of due to	COMPARISON like as…as… the same…as similarly in the same way …than…	CONCLUSION/SUMMARY in conclusion to conclude to sum up in summary to summarise in short all in all finally lastly on the whole
SEQUENCE first first of all at present to begin with after that then later next meanwhile afterwards finally in the end eventually	CONDITION if whether only if even if unless in case in case of provided that	CONTRAST/OPPOSITION but while whereas instead of unlike though although even though on the other hand however nonetheless in spite of despite	EXAMPLE such as like for example for instance especially in particular
OPINION in my view in my opinion personally as far as I’m concerned I mean in other words	PURPOSE for to so so that in order to so as to for this purpose	TIME when while ever since as soon as as long as until after before once in the meantime whenever now that all of a sudden	NOTE BE CAREFUL WITH ALL THESE CONNECTORS: MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOE TO USE THEM SYNTACTICALLY. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, USE A DIFFERENT ONE!!!