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Adding Connectives: *and stoo salso sin addition *as well as *furthermore *moreover *additionally These are used when you want to add ideas together that agree with cach other or are about t same thing. No: I like cheese. I like sausages Yes: I like cheese, I also like sausages. Sequencing Connectives next * meanwhile then * eventually first, second, * after third... * before finally These are used when you want to list ideas in a certain order. No: I cut the cheese. I cooked sausages. Yes: [cut the cheese, finally 1 cooked the sausages. Emphasising Connectives *above all *significantly ¢in particular *indeed *especially *notably These are used when you want k to stress a point as being very yy A, important. No: I like cheese. I really like cheddar. £Y Yes: I like cheese, in particular, cheddar. Comparing Connectives *equally as with *inthe same way —*like *similarly *comparatively slikewise These are used when you want to compare ideas that are similar or the same as each other. like cheese. | like sausages. s: ike cheese, equally 1 like sausages ause and Effect Connectives *because *consequently *30 *as a result *therefore *Since sthus These are used when you want the second part of your sentence to help explain the first part. The second part happens as a result of the first. No: I like cheese. I ate the cheese. Yes: Llike cheese, therefore | ate the cheese! Qualifying ‘Connectives showever ‘if ealthough *as long as sexcept sunless These are used when the first idea in your sentence relies on the second part happening. No: I'll cut the cheese. You get the knife. Yes: I'll cut cheese, as long as you get the knife. Illustrating Connectives *for example *as revealed by *such as sin the case of *for instance sto show that These are used when you want to give an example to back up the first part of your sentence. No: I like cheese. I like cheddar and Red Leicester. Yes: [like cheese, such as Cheddar and Red Leicester! ~ Contrasting Connectives «whereas *on the other hand sinstead of sin contrast salternatively *on the contrary otherwise showever sunlike These are used when you have two ideas in your sentence that do not agree with each other. NY No: I like el I do not like tomatoes. Yes: Like cheese, on the other hand, I do not like tomat

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