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What Are Connectives?

Connectives are words which link paragraphs and sentences to focus


on time, cause and effect, comparison or addition.

Connectives relate ideas to one another and help to show the logic of
the information.

Connectives are important resources for creating cohesion in texts.


Types of Connectives
Temporal Connectives
Indicate time or sequence ideas.

Can you name any temporal


connectives?

first second next


Types of Connectives
Causal Connectives
To show cause and effect.

Can you name any causal connectives?

because for so
Types of Connectives
Additive Connectives
To add information.

Can you name any additive connectives?

also besides furthermore


Types of Connectives
Comparative Connectives
To compare.

Can you name any comparative


connectives?

rather alternatively however


Types of Connectives
Conditional Connectives
To make conditions or concession.

Can you name any conditional


connectives?

yet although regardless


Types of Connectives
Clarifying Connectives
To give example in fact.

Can you name any clarifying


connectives?

For For this In other


example reason… words…

Create Writing Task on 20/9
Write a fable.
Topic- An ostrich ran away from the zoo.
Give a title.
Write in paragraphs.( at least 3 paragraphs)
Story should be at least 200 words.
Give a moral to the story.

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