SENTENCE CONNECTORS

Sentence connectors Meaning Examples

To show contrast
- On the other hand Berbeza dengan Ali worked hard. On the other hand / in contrast /
- In contrast however, Halim hardly did any work at all.
- On the contrary,

- However Walaubagaimanapun Mr and Mrs Kana are old, nevertheless they are still very
- Nevertheless active.

- Despite that / this Namun Ahmad did not answer. Instead, he looked out of the taxi
- Instead window.

- Although Walaupun Although Kim Long sprained his ankle, he came to school.
To show result
- As a consequence Akibatnya He passed his examination. Therefore / Thus / Hence /
- For this reason Atas sebab ini Accordingly / Consequently, he had some good news to tell
- Therefore Oleh itu his parents.
- As a result
- Consequently He lacks motivation to practise music. Therefore, he can't
- Hence Maka become a good musician.
- Thus
- Because of this Living in a big city offers good job opportunities. Also, it
provides good educational opportunities.
To show addition / listing Ali plays football. Moreover/ Besides/ Also, he plays tennis.
- Then Selepas itu
- After that Tambahan pula Mei Mei writes short stories. In addition, she writes articles
- Moreover Lagi pun for a newspaper.
- Also Juga
- In addition Tambahan pula To complete his homework, Jack went through various
- Furthermore Tambahan pula history books. Furthermore, he took notes from several
encyclopaedias.

- Besides Selain itu I prefer to buy fruit and vegetables in the open market
because they are quite cheap there. Besides, they are much
fresher than those sold at the greengrocers.

- First / first of all / firstly/ to Pertama / Sebagai Owning a car has some advantages. Firstly, it gives you
begin with permulaannya comfort. Secondly, it saves you a lot of time. Thirdly, it gives
- Secondly Kedua you great freedom of movement.
- Thirdly Ketiga
- Finally/Lastly Akhirnya
To show similarity
- Similarly Begitu juga My two uncles have opened a business in Kuala Lumpur.
Similarly, I will open one after my studies.

- Likewise She was late and I, likewise was delayed.