CONNECTIVES

Phrases acting as connectives

As if…
As long as…
Just then… In case…
After a while…
At last…

Connectives that explain

For example…
On the other hand…
Besides
Anyway
After all
That is to say…
By contrast…

Connectives showing links between ideas

Moreover Therefore
However Since
Eventually Consequently
Until
 Other connectives

Although Whenever
Which If
Whilst Despite
When Whereas
Wherever

Time connectives

Then Meanwhile
Next Later that day
Several months later
After Early that morning
Since Just then
Because

Connectives to inject suspense

Suddenly
Without warning

Connectives to shift attention

Meanwhile
At that very moment

Connectives to show order

First(ly)
First of all..
Finally

* The words “and, but, or, so” are mainly used

in compound sentences. They are called
CONJUNCTIONS.