CONNECTORS

Followed by a sentence. Introduced by a comma. 

Contrast Consequence Addition Example

Link two contrasting Introduce the result to Used after a strong Introduce an example
ideas/paragraphs or previously stated pause and separated referring to
introduce a new idea. ideas. from the sentences. previously stated ideas.

Nevertheless /  So / Therefore /

Hence / Thus
Moreover / Besides /  For example / For
However / Even so / Additionally /  In instance
Nonetheless / addition / Furthermore /
Notwithstanding What's more

LINKERS
They link same terms. They can be placed at the beginning
(comma) or in the middle of the sentence.

Cause Condition Purpose

Contrast Addition Introduce the Correlation
Introduce the Introduce the Link two ideas
Link two Add one more conditions needed
reason of a goal of a in different
contrasting piece of to achive the
sentence. subsequent idea.
sentence. ways.
ideas information.

Because / as / And
since / seeing As well as So that
But / yet
that If / even if / in Not (only)… but (also)…
Although /
case (just) As / so… as…
though/ even
Unless / As /as if Both… and…
though / in spite
/ if only / Either… or
of the fact that
Provided (that) Neither… nor
While / whereas
Whether… or (not)…

PREPOSITIONS
Followed by a noun phrase

Contrast Cause Consequence Example

Addition Introduce the Purpose
Link two Introduce the Introduce an
Add one more result to Introduce an
contrasting reason of a example.
piece of previously infinitive of
ideas . sentence.
information. stated ideas. purpose.

Such as / Like / In order to / so

In spite of / Despite / Because As well as / In Unlike
Contrary to / In as (not) to / to
of  / Owing addition to / As a
contrast to / Instead to / On Beside / Apart consequence
of / Differing from / account from / Aside of / As a result
Except (for) / of/ Due to from / Except of
Other than/ Rather for / Along with
than