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Sentence Connectives

1. Connectives to indicate order:

English Examples

To begin

with, ...To begin with, your are not qualified enough.

nextNext, we will have to buy some beer and orange

juice.

firstly You can always contact me, firstly in my office ...

secondly ... and secondly at home after 8 pm.

on second

thoughtsOb second thoughts we came to the conclusion ...

finally He emigrated to Germany and finally settled downin Neuss.

in conclusion In conclusion, we agree with your goal ...

above all And above all he emphasised the necessity ...

in spite of all In spite of all the trouble ...

2. Connectives to addsomething / ideas:

English Examples

moreover Moreover, an apple a day keeps the doctor away!further,

furthermoreFurthermore, a job in a big company is better than ...

and I like Sushi, and I like ...

alsoI earn a lot of money, and my sister also has a good

job.

likewise He is likewise very good at French.

similarly Similarly, Apple experienced a boom ...

equally Equally, people dislike genetically modified food.

too Cologne, too, has an interesting cultural scene.in the same

manner,

in the same way

This must be kept secret in the same manner ...

besidesBesides (that), I have a good knowledge of French

and Spanish.

again (and

again)

Again and again navigation devices were stolen out

of cars.

in addition In addition, we want two days more holiday.

little by little Little by little, he English became better ...

3. Connectives to reformulate something:

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English Examples

in other words

that means

that is to say

a better way ofputting it is

it would be

better

to say

4. Connectives to infer from something:

English Examples

in other words

in that case

otherwise

this implies

frankly

speaking

5. Connectives to refer to something:

English Examples

with regard to

referring to

with reference

to

as to, as for

the latter

the former

6. Connectives to compare things / ideas:

English Examples

likewise

both

whereas the

former (latter)

but while the

first (the

second)

similarlyas ... as

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equally

as well

7. Connectives to express reason and purpose:

English Examples

therefore

that is why

for this (that)

reason

hence

because

so

sinceas

because of

on account of

so that

consequently

8. Connectives to express a consequence or conclusion:

English Examples

hence

consequently

thus

accordingly

as a result

it follows that

9. Connectives to express concession:

English Examples

though,

although

even if

even though

besides

anyhow,

anyway

in any case

at any rate

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10. Connectives to express condition:

English Examples

if

unlesssuppose that

in case that

provides that

on the condition

that

11. Connectives to expressplace and space:

English Examples

on the right

(left)

to the right

(left)

nearby

between

among

there

here

where

in the distance

straight ahead

beside

on the spot

in the front

in front of

in the back

in the middle

12. Connectives to express time:

English Examples

when

after

before

while

nowsince

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as long as

as soon as

no sooner than

subsequently

as time goes oneventually

initially

previously

recently

momentarily

at the same time

meanwhile

lately

in the endat last

at the moment

in a moment

day in day out

off and on

from now on

for the first time

more than once

time and again

many a time

often

afterwards

at length

13. Connectives to express an opposingor limitingstatement:

English Examples

but

however

nevertheless

otherwise

on the other

hand

on the contrary

yet

still

maybe

perhaps

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instead

except for

inspite of,

despite, inspite

of the fact

nenotheless

apart from

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