Connectors

Connectors

"A connector is a word that joins two or more words, phrases, or clauses"

Connectors

07. Comparison

04. Illustration

01. Addition

08. Emphasis

05. Opinion

02. Cause & effect

06. Persuasive

09. Conclusion

03. Contrast

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Addition

AndAlso Besides In addition Moreover Additionally Further

Examples: "You must finish your homework by tomorrow; moreover, you have to study for the final exam. "This mask will protect you from any virus; furthermore, it will block any bacteria from the environment."

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Cause & effect

Because So Due to For this reason Caused by Consequently Thus

Examples: Sandra has got a nice body due to regular exercise. I did it because I love you. Her recipe didn’t go well; consequently, she threw it away.

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Contrast

However Although Apart from Nevertheless In spite of But In contrast

Examples: "Although the rain persisted, Mary decided to drive home." "We told Mary to stay at the office; however, she decided to go home." "The water in the Pacific Ocean, in contrast, is very clean."

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Illustration

For example Such as For instance In other words To show that In the case of For one thing

Examples: I can play a few musical instruments, for example, the piano, the violin, and the guitar. You might, for instance, see a dog in the street.

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Opinion

I think In my opinion from my point of view Personally To be honest I'd say that

Examples: "From my point of view, you should sue the government on this matter." "In my opinion, the player must be disqualified." "To be honest, I’d rather start my own business."

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Persuasive

Of course Clearly Evidently Surely Undoubtedly Certainly

Examples: You're clearly upset about something. Certainly she had been under a lot of stress.

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Comparison

Similarly Like In comparison In the same way Likewise As with

Examples:In comparison with reptiles, the cerebellum of birds shows high development. I can't imagine what he was thinking to hide a thing like that from you.

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Emphasis

In particular In fact Truly Actually In reality Significantly

Examples: I told them not to invite Rachel to the party. In fact, I was the only person who saw what a party pooper she really was. I think it would be a good idea to send her some flowers. Actually, you should get her a hundred orchids.

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Conclusion

Finally In conclusion Summarising To sum up Evidently On the whole

Examples: To sum up, some people are better suited to working from home than others. In conclusion, it may be said that pigs make the best pets.

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