What is a connector?
- We use them to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences.
TIME
- *WHEN
- *AFTER
- *BEFORE
- *UNTIL
- *SINCE
- *WHILE
- *ONCE
- *AS SOON AS
- *AS
EXAMPLES:
- *WE CANNOT PLAY LOUD MUSIC AFTER MIDNIGHT
- *PLEASE TURN OFF THE LIGHT BEFORE YOU LEAVE
- *SHE WAS A DANCER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER
CONTRAST/CONCESSION
- *BUT
- *YET
- *INSPITE OF/DESPITE
- *ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/EVEN THOUGH
- *ON THE CONTRARY
- *ON THE ONE HAND
- *ON THE OTHER HAND
EXAMPLES:
- *THE CLASS IS SHORT BUT USEFUL
- *I DON’T ENJOY GOING TO THE GYM. YET, I GO ANYWAY FOR MY HEALTH
CAUSE AND EFFECT
- *FOR
- *BECAUSE
- *AS
- *SINCE
- *THEREFORE
- *SO
- *HENCE
- *AS A RESULT
- *DUE TO
- *BECUSE OF
EXAMPLES:
- *I LEFT WORK EARLY BECAUSE I HAD AN APPOINTMENT
- * I WENT TO BE LATE, SO I AM TIRED TODAY
ADDITTTION
- *AND
- *AS WELL AS
- *IN ADDITION
- *MOREOVER
- *ALSO
- *FURTHERMORE
- *NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO
EXAMPLES:
- *I BOUGHT T-SHIRTS RED, BLUE AND GREEN
- *SHE NOT ONLY SINGS, BUT ALSO PLAYS THE PIANO
EXCLUSION
- *NEITHER… NOR
- *EITHER… OR
- *NOT EITHER
- *OTHERWISE
EXAMPLES:
- *NEITHER THE BLUE NOR THE GREEN SHIRT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS EVENT
- *YOU CAN WORK EITHER IN THE MORNING SHIFT OR THE AFTERNOON SHIFT