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Semantic Markers

This document lists useful connective words for different purposes in writing, including explaining, comparison, conditionals, time, and addition. It groups the connectives by their basic, more formal, and most formal forms. Some common connective words listed are because, but, also, then, however, similarly, first, next, later, finally, and, in addition, moreover, besides, and whereas.

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Semantic Markers

This document lists useful connective words for different purposes in writing, including explaining, comparison, conditionals, time, and addition. It groups the connectives by their basic, more formal, and most formal forms. Some common connective words listed are because, but, also, then, however, similarly, first, next, later, finally, and, in addition, moreover, besides, and whereas.

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CAUSE-EFFECT

O because
O since
O 9en
O 9erefore
O as a resul9
O for 9is
reason
O 9us
O accordingly
O as a consequence
O consequen9ly
O enc

COMPARISION
O also
O like
O 9oo
O as well as
O bo9 and
O compared 9o
O by comparison
O in common wi9
O similarly
Meaning
Basic Form and
Formal Use
More Formal Most Formal
ADDITION
O also
O firs9
second
etc.

O addi9ionally
O besides
O fur9er
O fur9ermore
O in addi9ion
O las9 bu9 no9
leas9
O nex9
O no9 only bu9
also
O 9oo

O equally impor9an9
O moreover
O similarly

O as well O in 9e same
way
O likewise
O nei9er nor
O in like manner

CONTRAST
O owever
O bu9
O ins9ead
O never9eless
O on 9e o9er
and
O conversely
O in con9ras9 9o
O in opposi9ion 9o
O on 9e con9rary
O o9erwise
O s9ill
O wereas
O al9oug
O even 9oug

TIME
O af9er a wile
O af9er 9a9
O also
O a9 las9
O curren9ly
O earlier
O even9ually
O finally
O firs9 second
etc.
O in 9e fu9ure
O in 9e pas9
O las9
O nex9
O now
O af9erward
O a9 9e same
9ime
O formerly
O immedia9ely
O in 9e
mean9ime
O la9er
O concurren9ly
O previously
O simul9aneously
O subsequen9ly

EXAMPLE for example


O for ins9ance
O in o9er
words
O as an example
O as an illus9ra9ion
O 9o exemplify

SUMMARY- O finally O af9er all O accordingly


CONCLUSION O 9erefore O all in all
O a9 las9
O briefly
O consequen9ly
O las9
O on 9e wole
O 9us
O as a consequence
O in brief
O in closing
O in conclusion
O in sor9
O 9o sum up
O in summary
O 9o conclude
O 9o summarize

usefu/ connectives ho

xp/oininq omporison onditiono/


because but If
as however or
s|nce a|though then
though un|ess
therefore yet
so who
as a resu|t neverthe|ess wh|ch
consequent|y whereas
on the other
hand
whether
desp|te th|s whenever
|n sp|te of
wh||e
s|m||ar|y


@ime 4ddinq
f|rst|y and
second|y a|so
next
then |n add|t|on
|ater furthermore
after add|t|ona||y
subsequent|y as we|| as

before bes|des wh|ch
moreover
when
meanwh||e
dur|ng

|ast|y
f|na||y
usefu/ connectives m o

xp/oininq


omporison onditiono/
because but If
as yet or
s|nce however then
a|though un|ess
therefore though
so who
as a resu|t wh|ch
consequent|y


@ime


4ddinq
f|rst|y and
second|y a|so
next
then |n add|t|on
|ater furthermore
after
as we|| as
before

when

|ast|y
f|na||y





usefu/ connectives / o

xp/oininq


omporison onditiono/
because but If
as then
s|nce
though who
so yet wh|ch



@ime


4ddinq
f|rst|y and
second|y a|so
next
then
|ater

before

when

|ast|y
f|na||y

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