CONNECTORS

LINKING WORDS NORMALLY FORM A LINK BETWEEN CLAUSES WITHIN A SENTENCE.

THE FUNCTION OF LINKING WORDS

LINKING DEVICES ARE NEITHER NOUNS, NOR VERBS.

THEY PROVIDE A TEXT WITH COHESION AND, ILLUSTRATE HOW THE PARTS OF THE TEXT RELATE TO EACH OTHER.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS WHICH LINKING WORDS PROVIDE.

TYPES OF CONECTOR

ADDING AND

CONTRASTING

EXPRESSING CAUSE REASON

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NARRATION

EXPRESSING PURPOSE

GIVIN EXAMPLES

SUMMING UP/ CONCLUDING

EMPHASIS

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FOR EXAMPLE, FOR INSTANCE, THIS INCLUDES, SUCH AS EG.(FOR EXAMPLE) I.E.(THAT IS)

ALL IN ALL, OVERALL, GENERALLY, IN CONCLUSION, ON THE WHOLE, IN THE MAIN, TO SUM UP.

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ELLIE Y MARCOS SE FUERON DE COMPRAS. YO AMO A MI HERMANA, QUE ES MAESTRA.

ELLIE AND MARCOS WENT SHOPPING. I LOVE MY SISTER WHO IS A TEACHER.

LE GUSTA EL FTBOL PERO NO LE GUSTA EL TENIS.

ME FUI A DORMIR PORQUE ESTABA CANSADO. LE GUSTA EL FTBOL, AS QUE FUE AL PARTIDO. NECESITO COMIDA DESPUS DE LOS EJERCICIOS. DE MODO QUE SA ES UNA CONDICIN Y HAY MUCHOS PRRAFOS ENRGICOS EN LA RESOLUCIN.

HE LIKES FOOTBALL BUT HE DOESNT LIKE TENNIS.

I WENT TO SLEEP BECAUSE I WAS TIRED. HE LIKES FOOTBALL, SO HE WENT TO THE MATCH. I NEED FOOD AFTER EXERCISES SO THAT IS A CONDITION; AND THERE ARE MANY PARAGRAPHS IN THE RESOLUTION.

YO CREO QUE ERES UN NERD

CON TODO, RESPALDO TODAS LAS INICIATIVAS PRESENTADAS EN EL INFORME SMET. CUALQUIER CLASE QUE ELIJAS, SEGURO QUE APRENDERS MUCHO.

I THINK YOU ARE A NERD

ALL IN ALL, I AM ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL THE INITIATIVES PUT FORWARD IN THE SMET REPORT. WHATEVER CLASSES YOU CHOOSE, YOU ARE SURE TO LEARN A LOT.