Escola Secundária José Gomes Ferreira

CONJUNCTIONS

Ana Luísa Gomes

nº 3 10º5ª
 CONTRAST
Although; though; even though

• Maria went to school although she was ill.

• Maria went to school. She was ill, though.
• Even though she felt very ill, Maria went to school.

While; whereas use for formal speech.

• While/Whereas some experts expect the Government to

win the election, most believe that the oposition will win.
Despite; InSpite of is always followed by a noun phrase or the
verbal form of the noun (-ing).

• Despite her illness, Maria went to school.

• Despite being ill, Maria went to school.
• In spite of her illness, Maria went to school.
• In spite of being ill, Maria went to school.

However followed by punctuation.

• Maria was ill. However, she went to school.

But; yet

• Maria felt ill, but she went to school.

• Maria felt ill, yet she went to school.

On the other hand Is followed by comma and is used to

link paragraphs.

• Television has many advantages. It keeps us informed about

the latest news, and also provides entertainment in the home.
On the other hand, television has been blamed for violent
behaviour of some young people, and for encouraging children
to sit indoors, instead of taking exercise.
 PURPOSE (what for?)
For
• I went to the shops for some milk.

Infinitive
• I went to the shops to buy some milk.
• We took the umbrella not to get wet.

So (that)
• We’ll take the umbrella so we won’t get wet.
• He had plastic surgery so he would look better.
• He paid for the tickets so everybody could go to the
concert.