CONNECTORS

Teacher: Kênia Lopes

CONTRAST

ALTHOUGH - SUBJ+VERB
ALTHOUGH IT RAINED A LOT, WE ENJOYED OUR HOLIDAY.
EVEN THOUGH - SUBJ+VERB (STRONGER FORM)
EVEN THOUGH I WAS REALLY TIRED, I COULDN’T SLEEP.
THOUGH - AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE (SPOKEN
ENGLISH), MEANS “BUT”
I SEE HIM EVERY DAY. I’VE NEVER SPOKEN TO HIM THOUGH.
DESPITE - NOUN, PRONOUN, VERB IN THE GERUND
SHE WASN’T WELL, BUT DESPITE THIS SHE WENT TO WORK.
DESPITE THE FACT - SUBJ+VERB
I DIDN’T GET THE JOB DESPITE THE FACT I HAD ALL THE
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS.
IN SPITE OF - NOUN, PRONOUN, VERB IN THE GERUND
IN SPITE OF THE RAIN, WE ENJOYED OUR HOLIDAY.
BUT - NEUTRAL
JIM LOST A FORTUNE, BUT HE STILL LIVES IN A MANSION.
HOWEVER - FORMAL
JIM LOST A FORTUNE. HOWEVER, HE STILL LIVES IN A
MANSION.
YET - “BUT”
SHE HASN’T GOT MANY FRIENDS, YET, EVERYONE LIKES HER.
NONETHELESS - AMOUNT OF SOMETHING
HE REALLY BOTCHED TONIGHT. I LOVE HIM
NONETHELESS.
NEVERTHELESS - DESPITE THE FACTS
IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. NEVERTHELESS, I’VE GOT TO
TRY.
ON THE OTHER HAND/ ON THE OTHER SIDE
- COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT FACTS.
I’D LIKE A JOB THAT PAYS MORE. ON THE
OTHER HAND, I ENJOY THE WORK I’M DOING
AT THE MOMENT.
ADDING
FURTHERMORE- OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW- IN
ADDITION
THIS HOUSE IS ON THE BEST STREET IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD; FURTHERMORE , IT HAS EASY ACCESS TO
THE HIGHWAY.
MOREOVER- SUBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW- IN ADDITION
THE STUDENT’S ESSAY WAS BADLY WRITTEN. MOREOVER, IT
WAS TOO SHORT.
BESIDES (THAT)- IN ADDITION TO THAT
SHE WANTS TO LEARN OTHER LANGUAGES BESIDES
ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
SHE LIKES STUDYING, BUT HAS OTHER INTERESTS
BESIDES THAT.
AND ALSO
WHEN THEY FOUND HIM, HE WAS COLD AND ALSO
HUNGRY.
AND
SHE STOPPED AND GAZED UP AT HIS FACE.
ABOVE ALL
ABOVE ALL THE 19TH CENTURY WAS INNOVATIVE
REGARDING TECHNICAL ASPECTS.

ITS EPISODES ABOVE ALL ARE MOST BEAUTIFUL.

CONCLUSION
SO- NEUTRAL
TIE YOUR SHOES, SO YOU DON'T TRIP ON YOUR LACES.
THEREFORE- FORMAL
THE SCHOOL IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY; THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE PASS A NEW FUNDING BILL.
AS I’VE SAID
AS I'VE SAID, VIOLENCE AND THREATS ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
BASED ON
HE WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP BASED ON HIS MARKS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AS A CONCLUSION
AS A CONCLUSION, IT'S A QUESTION OF WHO IS MORE POPULAR.
TO CONCLUDE
TO CONCLUDE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SUMMING UP
SUMMING UP, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD INVEST IN PROPERTY.
TO SUM UP
WELL, TO SUM UP, WHAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT YOU ARE TRYING
TO GET ACROSS?
ALTERNATIVES
BOTH… AND BOTH
ALICE AND JANICE ATTENDED USC.
BOTH JIM AND PETER ARE ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK THIS
WEEKEND.

EITHER… OR EITHER
PETER OR THE GIRLS NEED TO ATTEND THE COURSE.
EITHER JANE OR MATT IS GOING TO VISIT NEXT WEEKEND.

NEITHER… NOR
NEITHER FRANK NOR LILLY LIVES IN EUGENE. NEITHER AXEL NOR MY OTHER
FRIENDS CARE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE.
Thanks!