CONNECTORS bv
CONNECTORS bv
A. CONTRAST
1. In spite of /despite + gerund or noun - “A pesar de”
2. Although/ Though/Even though/In spite of the fact that + sentence (subject+ verb).
“Aunque / a pesar del hecho de que”
Although/ Though/Even though/ In spite of the fact that the weather was cold, she didn’t take a
coat.
3. However/ Nevertheless/ In spite of that/ Even so/ Yet (separados del resto de la frase por
una coma) - “Sin embargo, a pesar de ello”
He was very rude to us. Nevertheless/However/In spite of that/ Even so, we forgave him.
4. On the one hand ……on the other hand: Dos ideas contrastadas, una suele tener una
ventaja y la otra no. - “por una parte ... por otra parte”
On the one hand, the city offers lot of entertainment. On the other hand, it’s very noisy.
The lecture was very boring. On the other hand, it was very short. (“On the other hand” puede ir
solo)
6. While/whereas: Unen oraciones con significados opuestos, no importa orden, con coma. -
“mientras / mientras que”
This restaurant has a good reputation whereas/ while that one does not.
1. Because / As/ Since/ Seeing that + sentence (subject+ verb). Indican razón o causa de algo.
Because /As /Since/Seeing that she was busy, I typed all the letters.
I typed all the letters because/ as /since /seeing that she was busy.
2. Because of/ On account of/ Owing to + noun phrase. - “Porque (razón por la que)”
Because of/ On account of/ Owing to the low ticket sales, the concert was cancelled.
The concert was cancelled because of/ on account of/ owing to the low ticket sales.
3. In order to / So as to/ to + inf.: Para (expresar propósito, finalidad). Mismo sujeto. - “para”
4. In order that/ so (that) + sentence with a modal. Mismo sujeto o diferente - “para”
There is an old medieval church in town. Moreover / furthermore / in addition, the town
hall dates back to 1493.
5. In addition to / Besides / As well as (generalmente a final de frase) + noun phrase. - “Además de”
In addition to / Besides a medieval church, the town has a Gothic town hall.
1. First of all / To begin with/ First / Firstly, we should start looking for a flat
4. Finally/ In short/ To sum up/ In conclusion/ Lastly/ Last but not least , if we find anything, we can
enquire about buying.