Conjunctives

Study the following sentences.

1. However, no matter what school a parent chooses to
send his or her children to, care needs to be taken to
access the type and the quality of education that is
being offered.
2. As a result, Dino is now a very busy student.
3. Consequently, children cannot digest the materials
properly.
The words in italics are adverbs (conjunctives). Those
conjunc tives join ideas within the sentences or with ideas
in other sentences or paragraphs.
Other adverbs (conjunctives):
• also • in addition to
• as well • nevertheless
• besides • too
• therefore • subsequently
• furthermore