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The document summarizes different types of connecting words in English used for contrast, reason, adding information, result, and sequencing. It provides examples of connecting words like "although", "because", "moreover", "as a result", and "finally" and explains how they are used in sentences. It also provides Spanish translations of many common connecting words.

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Connectors 2

The document summarizes different types of connecting words in English used for contrast, reason, adding information, result, and sequencing. It provides examples of connecting words like "although", "because", "moreover", "as a result", and "finally" and explains how they are used in sentences. It also provides Spanish translations of many common connecting words.

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CONNECTORS

Contrast

. in spite of : It is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.


‘He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late’

although / though: followed by a complete sentence. They can be placed at


the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is placed at the beginning
we need to use a comma after the clause.

‘Although / though t the pupils had not studied, they all passed their
exams’.

. however, on the other hand, on the contrary:


‘He was quite ill however, he went to school’

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Reason and cause

. because, since
‘Because / since / it’s late, we should go home’

. because of, owing to, due to:


‘Because of / owing to / due to the weather, we stayed at home’

. in order to, so as to, to:


‘She uses her video in order to / so as to / to record TV programmes’

Add information

. moreover, furthermore, in addition to:


‘In addition to soul music, she likes rap’

. apart from, except for:


‘Apart from English, she speaks French’.

​Result

. As a result of:
‘As a result of his brave action, he was awarded a military medal.
Therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason:
‘Consequently / for this reason, it always passes its annual road test’.

Adding information

apart from: Aparte de


in addition: Además
in addition to: Además de
What’s more: Además; lo que es más
moreover: Además
On the one hand: Por una parte

Contrast

however: sin embargo


instead of: en vez de
in spite of a pesar de
on the contrary: por el contrario
though / although: aunque

Reason

because of + noun: a causa de


so: por lo tanto
due to + noun: debido a
due to the fact that + sentence: debido a que
for this / that reason: por esta / esa razón
owing to + noun: debido a
owing to the fact that + sentence: debido a que

Result

as a result: como resultado


that's why: por eso, por esa razón...
therefore: por lo tanto
Expressing facts
actually: en realidad
as a matter of fact: de hecho
in fact: de hecho
really: en realidad
Expressing a personal opinion
as far as I am concerned: por lo que a mí respecta
from my point of view desde mi punto de vista
I agree estoy de acuerdo
I disagree no estoy de acuerdo
in my opinion en mi opinión
in my view según lo veo
I think that creo que
it is true that es verdad que
personally personalmente
to be honest, para ser honesto
to tell the truth, a decir verdad

Explain
that is (to say): es decir
in other words: en otras palabras
in short: en resumen
above all: sobre todo
all in all: en general
at least: al menos
basically: básicamente, fundamentalmente
especially: especialmente, sobre todo
essentially: esencialmente
in general: en general
in particular: en particular
more or less: más o menos
on the whole: en general
to a certain extent: hasta cierto punto

Exemplifying
and so on: etcétera
for example: por ejemplo
for instance: por ejemplo
such: as tal(es)como
Summarizing
all in all: en suma
in brief: en resumen
in conclusion: Para concluir
in short: en resumen
on the whole: en general
to sum up: Para resumir

Sequencing
after that: después de eso
all of a sudden: de repente
Finally: Finalmente
First of all: En primer lugar
in the end: al final
in the meantime: mientras tanto
meanwhile: mientras tanto
next: luego
suddenly: de repente
then: entonces, después
while: mientras

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