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Linkers and Connectors

This document provides examples of connectors and expressions in Spanish that are useful for creating coherent writing. It lists connectors for indicating sequences, enumerating points, describing causes and opinions, adding information, indicating purposes, contrasting information, describing similarities, results, realities, generalizations, and examples. It also provides concluding connectors like "in conclusion," "finally," and "to sum up."

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Linkers and Connectors

This document provides examples of connectors and expressions in Spanish that are useful for creating coherent writing. It lists connectors for indicating sequences, enumerating points, describing causes and opinions, adding information, indicating purposes, contrasting information, describing similarities, results, realities, generalizations, and examples. It also provides concluding connectors like "in conclusion," "finally," and "to sum up."

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Conectores y expresiones

Uso Conectores

tiles para hacer una redaccin


Ejemplos First. my brother and I went shopping. After that, we went to the cinema. Later. we met Susan snd had something to eat. Eventually. we went home.

y expresiones

first I frstly, en primer lugar

Para indicar una secuencia o


enumerar

puntos en una argumentacin

secondly I third/y, ... en segundo, tercer lugar next I fhen... acto seguido, despus at fhat moment .... en ese momento meanwhile, ... mientras tanto later I after thatl afterward:, ... despus in the end I f;nally I eventually, ... finalmente

Para describe

una causa
motivo

because of + sustantivo a causa de due to + sustantivo debido a because + proposicin porque since + proposicin ya que, pues as + proposicin porque, ya que

AII flights were cancelled due to bad weather. As I Since I Because it was too dark to go on, the decided to camp there.

Para expresar opiniones

in my opinion I to my mind".. en mi opinin in my view .... desde mi punto de vista as tar as I am concerned, ... en lo que a mi respecta , think I be/ieve I feel that ... pienso, creo que it seem5 to me (that} ... me parece que personally, ... personalmente it ;5 cJear that ... est claro que , am against... estoy en contra I {don't} agree with ... (no) estoy de acuerdo con to be honest, para ser sincero undoubtedly indudablemente

As faras I am concerned, money is the cause of all sufferi ng. I believe that a good education is essential for our students. AIII can say is that, in my view, we are a long way from that goal. Undoubtedly. many families are victims of bad housing.

Para aadir informacin

in addifion I turthermore I moreover, ... adems be:;des las well ... adems also (+ verbo) tambin too (al final de la oracin) tambin

I didn't want to go shopping. Besides, I had no money left. It was a lovely day but rather' sad too. It is for this purpose that our association exists. They came to protect usoShe left her gun outside so as not to frighten uso

Para indicar un propsito

for + sustantivo I gerundio para fo + infinitivo para in order {not} fo + infinitivo para so as (not) to + infinitivo para so that + proposicin para que

buf... pero however! yet! still! neverthetess, ... sin


embargo Para contrastar informacin

although! {even} though ... aunque on the contrary! in contrast, ... por el
contrario on the one hand,... on the other hand,... por una parte, por otra parte whereas! while ... mientras in spite oi! despite + sustantivo I gerundio a pesar de

Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed their holiday. She eats meat, while her husband is vegetariano In spite of feeling tired, thev decided to go out. He is quite athletic in spite of his age.

Para describir semejanza

s;mitarly! in the same way I Hkew;se....


asimismo, del mismo modo both ...and tanto ... como

I don't know what thev mean. Likewis8, I don not understand where Ihey want 10 get to

se I thus ... (formal) asi pues


Para describir un resultado

therefore".. por lo tanto as a resutt I as a consequence,... consiguiente for this reason, ... por esta razn

por

He failed his exarns, so he had to talce them again. The ha rvest' W8S bad and coflee prices are high as a result.

Para describir una realidad

in fact! as a matrer of 'acf, ... de hecho actual/y... en realidad in general! generalty, ... en general as a (general' rule,... por regla general

As a matter of fact, I did not sleep at all.

Para hacer generaliza ciones

As a general rule, we don't allow it.

Para dar ejemplOS

for exampte! for instance,... por eiemplo such as! like... tal(es) como, como particularly I in particular, ... concretamente

He likes travelling to countries such as France, Germany or Italy.

Para concluir

in conclusion, ... en conclusin, para concluir finally, ... finalmente in short / to sum up, ... resumiendo

In conclusion, we point out' that there is a very varied bibliography on this tapie.
'bu! rather: sino mas bien
2harvast: cosecha

lpoint out: sealar

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