SENTENCE CONNECTORS SENTENCE CONNECTORS 1. Contrast a.

Direct Opposition
Ali worked hard. On the other hand/In contrast/ However, Okan hardly did any work at all. Metin is la y. However, his brother is !uite diligent ("hard working). #eorge is an optimist. In contrast/However$, %ill is a pessimist. &'troverts love crowds. In contrast, introverts prefer solitude. (i' is more than five) conversel , five is less than si'.
CONTRAST On the other hand -n contrast conversely however yet still nonetheless nevertheless even so in spite of this despite that$this

b. Denial of &'pectation (*ne'pected result)

(he studied diligently for several months. Nevertheless/However/!et/Nonetheless, she failed. #eorge is very handsome. !et, he is not popular with girls. My uncle is +, years old now. Nonetheless, he maintains his interest in legal matters. -t.s raining. Even so, we must go out.

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Res#lt
/e passed his e'ams. There$ore/Th#s/Hence/Accord%n&l /Conse'#entl , he had some good news to tell his parents. 0rofessor %rown is an outstanding scientist. Hence, he is highly respected. /e has been studying hard for a long time. Th#s, he has made considerable progress. /e lacks self1confidence. As a conse'#ence, he is unlikely to be successful. 2he demand has increased sharply. Accord%n&l , the prices are higher now.

RES.LT as a conse!uence accordingly for this$that reason therefore as a result conse!uently hence thus because of that$this

(. Add%t%on and L%st%n&

ADDITION AND LISTING also besides further moreover furthermore in addition first (firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, for one thing ) secondly (second, in the second place, for another thing) thirdly (third, in the third place) finally, lastly, last of all

Aykut plays football. )oreover/ *es%des/ Also, he runs a restaurant. 3ecla writes short stories, %n add%t%on, she writes articles for a newspaper. 2o prepare his homework, 4ack went through various history books. +#rther,ore, he took notes from several encyclopedias. During her spare time, Ayla practices the piano) %n add%t%on, she plays the violin. - prefer to buy fruits and vegetables in the open market because they are !uite cheap there. *es%des, they are much fresher than fruits and vegetables sold at the greengrocers.. 5iving in a big city offers good 6ob opportunities. Also, it provides good educational opportunities. All docs not have a gift for music. )oreover, he lacks motivation to practice music. Therefore, he can.t become a good musician. Owning a car has some advantages. +%rst (+%rst o$ all$+%rstl $ To -e&%n w%th), it gives you comfort. Secondl , it saves you a lot of time. Th%rdl , it gives you great freedom of movement.

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T%,e
- read the morning papers for a while. A$terwards, - took a shower. +%rst pick up the receiver and then insert a coin into the coin1bo'. At $%rst, - had great difficulty with grammar 5ater, however , - was able to overcome these difficulties by studying hard. 2he party is 2uesday, but %n the ,eant%,e - have to shop and prepare the food. 2hey.ll be here soon. )eanwh%le, let.s have coffee.
TI)E at first afterwards later then in the meantime meanwhile

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E1e,2l%$%cat%on
7omen generally live longer than men. +or %nstance, in the *nited (tates life e'pectancy for women is +8, while it is +9 for men. &arth!uakes can be highly destructive. To %ll#strate, the earth!uake which occurred in &r incan in :;9; devastated the whole town, killing more than 98,,,, people.
E:E)4LI+ICATION for instance for e'ample to illustrate

3.

4art%c#lar%5at%on

in particular particularly specifically (hopping in small markets is !uite advantageous. In 2art%c#lar, one can find specialty items that larger stores do not contain. 7e still needed to arrange several details for the trip. S2ec%$%call , we had to make plane and train reservations as well as decide on the final itinerary.

6.

E12lanat%on

that is namely in other words that is to say 2he brochure dealt with travelling in Morocco. That %s$In other words$ Na,el , it discussed transportation, currency, and language. 2he machinery was not impaired) that %s, it wasn.t damaged. #ood readers should be able to read between the lines) that %s, they should be able to make inferences ("to draw conclusions) about information that is conveyed indirectly or given only partially. 2here is only one topic to discuss, na,el , the !uestion of discipline. As a child grows up, he learns how to behave in ways which are appropriate to the society into which he is born. That %s to sa , he ac!uires the patterns of behavior which are accepted as normal in his society.

7. S%,%lar%t
likewise similarly correspondingly by the same token in the same way Men must wear a 6acket and a tie) s%,%larl , women must wear a skirt or a dress, not trousers. (he was late and - s%,%larl was delayed. <ou can.t teach navigation in the middle of a storm. L%8ew%se, you can.t build a system of values in the current educational climate.

9. E,2has%s
in fact indeed as a matter of fact actually /e is !uite wealthy. In $act, he is one of the richest men in 2urkey. - like reading. As a ,atter o$ $act, it is my favorite pastime. Mural is a highly talented musician. Indeed, he has an e'traordinary gift for music.

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1;. Re$#tat%on
on the contrary (he is not ugly. On the contrar , she is a good1looking girl. - don.t hate classical music. On the contrar , -.m very fond of it.

11. Re$or,#lat%on
in other words to put it in a different way, put differently /e is a conservative. In other words, he favors the preservation of old institutions in their original form. -s there a cheaper solution= In other words, can you make a cheaper device=

1". Correct%on
rather to be more precise /e is en6oying himself. Rather, he seems to be en6oying himself. 2his system must be improved. Rather, it must be thoroughly changed. /er name is not Margeret. Rather, it is Margot.

1(. Trans%t%on
as for as to with regard to with respect to as regards regarding as far as X is concerned %oth Orkun and O kan are my friends. Orkun studies law at Ankara *niversity. As $or O kan, he studies mechanical engineering at M&2*. As $ar as comfort %s concerned, a car is definitely much better than a bicycle. On the other hand, w%th res2ect to convenience, it is difficult to say the same thing. M&2* and -2* are similar %n several res2ects ("ways). >irst, they are both technical universities. (econdly, they are alike as re&ards the courses offered. (ony, which is ?88,, is much more e'pensive than #rundig, which is ?@@,. /owever, as $ar as !uality %s concerned (<%th re&ard to$ As re&ards !uality), the former is far better than the latter.

1/. Alternat%ve
<ou.re welcome to come with us now in our car. Alternat%vel , you could go later with Mary.

10. Ne&at%ve Cond%t%on

or else otherwise - must leave now, or else -.ll be late. <ou must study hard. Otherw%se, you may fail.

13. S#,,at%on/ Concl#s%on

in summary in brief in short in conclusion to be brief to sum up all in all 2his is our most disastrous and embarrassing defeat ever) %n short, it is a fiasco. 2he system lacked originality, efficiency and ingenuity. In concl#s%on, it was a complete failure.

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16. Other Sentence Connectors

a$ter allA considering all the factors in the situation - don.t think he should be punished for breaking the window. A$ter all, he.s only five years old.

%nc%dentall $- the wa (used to introduce an additional point that the speaker has just thought of) (ome people, and %nc%dentall that includes Bobert, 6ust won.t look after themselves properly. /e misses all of us, but he longs a-ove all to see his family again. - like him) all the sa,e, - don.t trust him - wasn.t asked) an wa /an how/%n an case, - wasn.t keen to go. Mary did not answer. Instead she looked out of the ta'i window.

a-ove all ( more than anything else) all the sa,e! even so, nevertheless, in any case, an wa , an how, %n an case %nstead (used to indicate contrast)

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