LINKING DEFINITION EXAMPLE

WORDS
However Generally, "however" is used in a  The manufacturer
sentence to say something that claimed the phone
contrasts with or is different from a was splash-
previous statement. resistant; however,
it still wasn't keen to
The word is usually incorporated officially market it as
into texts as an adverb or a "waterproof"
conjunction (kind of), and the offering.
punctuation or comma usage varies
accordingly.

When two independent clauses

come together to make a compound
sentence, "however" is used with a
semicolon (;) before it and a comma
(,) right after.

Although Although is a transition that is Although Tammy was tired, she

commonly used to introduce a continued to study.” “I love
contrasting idea. Its purpose is similar to pizza, although it gives me
that of however, but it is considered as heartburn.” “Although my family
less formal than however. Although is
drives me crazy, I couldn’t live
also a subordinate conjunction that can
be used in front of a sentence but it without them.
changes the sentence into a dependent
clause. This dependent or subordinate
clause then does not remain a sentence
on its own. A comma has to be used
after using although in the first clause
to connect the two clauses and to
make a meaningful sentence. Take
a look at the following sentences.
Whatever used for referring to anything or Now you are free to do whatever
everything that happens or you want.
is available, needed, wanted.
You know that you have our
used for saying that full support whatever you decide
what happens or what is true is
not important, because
it makes no difference to
the situation.

when something does not matter

Neither
Neither allows us to make a
negative statement about two
people or things at the same
time. Neither goes before
singular countable nouns. We
Neither parent came to meet
the teacher. (The mother
didn’t come and the father
didn’t come.)
Neither dress fitted
 use it to say ‘not either’ in relation her. (There were two dresses
to two things. Neither can
We use neither of before
pronouns and plural countable
nouns which have a determiner
(my, his, the) before them:
Neither of us went to the
concert.
Neither of the birthday cards
was suitable.
Either
Either referring to two
choices or possibilities
We can use either as a
determiner before a noun to talk
about two choices or possibilities.
The noun that follows either must
be a singular countable noun
Either of
Either must be followed by of if
we use it before the, these,
those or possessives (my, your)
with a plural noun:
Either meaning ‘both’
Either as a determiner before a
singular countable noun can
mean ‘both’:
Therefore Use the conjunctive
adverb therefore to show cause and
effect and improve your sentence
flow. You may also use it to
substitute transition words with the
same meaning, like “as a result” and
“thus.” For example, “It snowed
today. Therefore, I was late for
work.”
and not one of them fitted
her.)
We use neither of before
pronouns and plural
countable nouns which have
a determiner (my, his, the)
before them:
Neither of us went to the
concert.
Neither of the birthday cards
was suitable.
Personally, I don’t
like either jacket.
Not: … I don’t like either
jackets.
Either restaurant will be okay,
as they both serve vegetarian
food. (It doesn’t matter which
of the two restaurants you go
to.)
Either of the children can
come with us; we don’t mind
which.
I don’t want either of
my parents to know I’ve lost
my job.
Not: I don’t want either my
parents …
There were shops
on either side of the street.
“It snowed today. Therefore, I
was late for work.”
 Therefore Punctuation Rules

There are two ways to

punctuate therefore. First, use
a comma when the sentence starts
with therefore—

Thus Use “thus” in a sentence to show

the manner or way in which
Jamal: What did you and your
something is done. Use it to team members learn about your
describe the extent or degree to hypothesis?
which something has taken Evan: We were wrong. Thus,
place. Use the word to show that we must learn from our mistake.
one event is the result or
consequence of a previous event.
“Thus” can convey that something
happens in the manner you have
just described or in the manner you
are just about to describe.
Whereas The conjunction whereas has a Some couples now both
number of meanings, but it’s most
commonly used to have to work, whereas only
mean although or while in one person did before
contrast. In these senses
of whereas, the word is
grammatically identical
to while or although. That is, it
introduces a dependent clause.