My Teacher Online ENGLISH CONNECTORS (BACHILLERATO) Los conectores (connectors) son aquellos términos que usamos para sefialar las relaciones entre ideas. Asi pues, los conectores, también lamados en Inglés linking words (nexos), pueden expresar contraste u oposicién de ideas, razén, causa y finalidad. Asimismo, se usan para introducir ejemplos y aiiadir informacién adicional, o también para mostrar una sucesién de hechos consecuencias de los CERPRESTONDETA RAZR VACHE] Tso eno nan ean aus en sau) } erin con vt oma pena dee Ge 9 tx: ecu A Sic it ae, shou alg ome NOTA: Si la oracién subordinada va al principio, debe ir separada por coma de la oracién principal Because of (a causa de) Owing to (debido a) + sustantivo o pronombre Due to (debido a) Ex: Because of / Owing to / Due to the weather, we stayed at home. EXPRESION DE LA FINALIDAD. Expresan el propésito o la finalidad de algo. 2.1, Oracién principal y subordinada con el MISMO sujeto: To (“para” ~infinitivo) Inorder (pa init) } va nitive So as to (“para” + infinitive) Ex: She uses her video to /in order to / so as to record her favourite shows. NOTA: Para negar la oracién final, basta con aifadir “not” delante de to. Ex: She took her raincoat not to / in order not to /s0 as not to get wet. 2.2, Oracion principal y subordinada con DISTINTO sujet In order THAT (para que...) + oracién con verbo modal (can, could, ‘may, might) So THAT (para que...) Ex: Twent to Mil house in order that / so that he could help me to do my homework. evajorgeteacher.wordpress.com 1My Teacher Online Para ejemplificar y aclarar Io que estamos explicando. + for example, (por ejemplo) 5 for instance, (por ejemplo) Ex: Vegetables are @ good sorce of vitamins; for example / for instance, pepper has vitamin C. Such as (como) Ex: Singers such as Michacl Jackson and Madonna are popular all over the world 4. INTRODUCCION DE INFORMACION ADICIONAL. Sirven par aiadir algo ADEMAS de lo que estamos diciendo, Moreover, (dems) Furthermore, ademés) Besides, (ademés) Ex: I'm too busy to take a holiday, Moreover / Furthermore / Besides, 1 don’t have the money. In addition to, .., (ademés de ) + sustantivo o pronombre as well as... (ademis de) Ex: In addition to classical music, she likes jazz She likes jazz as well as classical musi. Apart from. .., (excepto, exceptuando) + sustantivo Except (for) (excepto, exceptuando) Ex: Apart from English, she speaks three other languages. He eats nothing except (for) bread and fish. 5 EXPRESTON DEL RESULTADO VIA CONSECUENCIA Erprean lsd la consesacia duns sin o en arin Therefore ol) Conaegueiy on conecuenia) bs Tina ges her car in good condion, ‘Thersfre J Conseuently or ti Ex: Asa result of his brave action, he was given a military medal, evajorgeteacher.wordpress.com 2My Teacher Online Dut (pero, sino) + sustantivo 0 adjetivo Ex: The book is short but interesting, She didn’t buy @ house but a fla. but (pero) + oracién con verbo en forma personal Ex: She loves English, but she hates Maths. However, (sin embargo) Nevertheless, (sit embargo) On the contrary, (por el contrari) Ex: She was quite il. However /Nevertheless, she weat to school She was ill, but she didn't go tothe doctor. On the contrary, she went to work. 4 while (mientras que) } +i con veto oma pena whereas (mientras que) Ex: Last night's film was very interesting, while / whereas today’s film is very boring, EXPRESION DE LA CONCESION Estos conectores sirven para expresar que algo ocurre a pesar de una contrariedad o una adversidad, Although (aunque, a pesar de que) Though ( aunque, a pesar de que) + oracién Even though (aungue, a pesar de que) Ex: Although / Though / Even though the students hadn’t studied, they all passed the exam, In spite of ( a pesar de) + sustantivo o verbo en -ing Despite (a pesar de) Ex: In spite of / Despite the late hour, they went on with the meeting. He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late. NOTA: Podemos encontrar las expresiones in spite of the fact that y despite the fact that seguidas de ‘oracién con verbo en forma personal: Ex: In spite of the fact that / Despite the fact that she was tired, she played the tennis match and won it. evajorgeteacher.wordpress.com 3