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List of Connectors

This document provides a list of connectors used to link sentences and phrases in writing. It includes connectors for meaning, generalization, specialization, comparison, contrast, continuation of explanation, condition, emphasis, example, order, and clarification. The connectors are organized by semantic function and include words like therefore, moreover, whereas, instead, for example, then, and i.e. The document was last updated on July 18, 2002 by Rasmus K. Ursem and can be contacted for additional words or new classes of connectors.

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List of Connectors

This document provides a list of connectors used to link sentences and phrases in writing. It includes connectors for meaning, generalization, specialization, comparison, contrast, continuation of explanation, condition, emphasis, example, order, and clarification. The connectors are organized by semantic function and include words like therefore, moreover, whereas, instead, for example, then, and i.e. The document was last updated on July 18, 2002 by Rasmus K. Ursem and can be contacted for additional words or new classes of connectors.

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List of connectors

Contact person: Rasmus K. Ursem ([email protected]), Last update: 18th July 2002 Please contact me if you have additional words or new classes. Meaning Cause and effect Sentence connectors Therefore As a result Consequently As a consequence Hence Thus Conclusively In conclusion Inevitably Likewise Similarly In the same way However Nevertheless Yet Still On the contrary Unfortunately Originally Surprisingly Ideally Apparently On the other hand In contrast Conversely Instead In fact Indeed As a matter of fact That is Essentially Interestingly Fortunately Inevitably Primarily Most important Typically Usually Traditionally Normally Naturally Clearly In other words That is To sum up In summary Subordinates because since as thereby Phrase linkers because of as a result of due to leading to owing to Meaning Generalization Sentence connectors In general Generally Generally speaking In a broader context In a broader perspective In particular Particularly Specically Moreover Besides Additionally In addition Furthermore In this context In this connection In this respect In this perspective Here In that case Otherwise Now Given Subordinates Phrase linkers

Specialization

Additional information as like similar to despite despite of in spite of but

with

Comparison

in addition to besides

Contrast in expectation

although even though though despite the fact but

Continuation of explanation

with

Condition

Contrast in comparison

while whereas

unlike

Contrast in action Emphasis

instead of Without condition Example Regardless Despite For example For instance As shown by As exemplied by As illustrated by At least First, second, ... Then Next Now Continuing Further Finally Regarding For In connection with Focusing on With respect to

if provided that when while until as long as now that once that even though exemplied by illustrated by shown by be it

regardless of despite of like such as e.g.

Main reason Conrmation

Qualication Ordering in accordance with conrms

before after

before after

Reintroduction summing up i.e.

Clarication

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