Rabu, 31 Mei 2017
9. Connectors
Sentence Connectors are a great way of improving your English. Why? Because we
use them to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences.
When
we begin learning a language, we speak in very basic sentences, a bit like children.
Example: “London is a very exciting city. London is very expensive.”
Example: “London is a very exciting city. London is very expensive.”
As
we learn more words and more complex sentence structure, we are able to start
using sentence connectors to make more sophisticated sentences.
Example: “London is a very exciting city; nevertheless it is also very expensive” or
“Despite the fact that London is very expensive, it is also very exciting”
Example: “London is a very exciting city; nevertheless it is also very expensive” or
“Despite the fact that London is very expensive, it is also very exciting”
There
are various types of connectors. We can divide them into:
Coordinating Conjunctions
They
connect words, phrases and clauses. They are usually found in the middle of a
sentence with a comma (,) just before the conjuction, or at the beginning of
the sentence.
Coordinating Conjunctions:
|
for
and nor but or yet so (remember FANBOYS) |
.
Correlative Conjunctions
They
connect equal sentence elements together (like two nouns) and are always
composed by two words.
Correlative Conjunctions:
|
both…and
not only…but also not…but either…or neither…nor whether…or as…as |
.
Subordinating Conjunctions
They
connect a dependent clause and an independent clause and establish a
relationship between them. They happen at the beginning of a sentence (with a
comma in the middle separating the clauses) or in the middle of a sentence with
no comma.
Subordinating Conjunctions:
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after
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If
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though
|
although
|
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if
only
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Till
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as
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in
order that
|
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unless
|
as
if
|
now
that
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until
|
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as
long as
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Once
|
when
|
as
though
|
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rather
than
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Whenever
|
because
|
since
|
|
where
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Before
|
so
that
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whereas
|
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even
if
|
Than
|
wherever
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even
though
|
|
that
|
That
|
while
|
.
Linking Adverbs and Transition Words
They
connect two independent clauses or sentences. They provide transition between
ideas.
Linking Adverbs and Transition Words:
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accordingly
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However
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nonetheless
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also
|
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indeed
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Otherwise
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besides
|
instead
|
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similarly
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Consequently
|
likewise
|
still
|
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conversely
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Meanwhile
|
subsequently
|
finally
|
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moreover
|
Then
|
furthermore
|
nevertheless
|
|
therefore
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Hence
|
next
|
thus
|
.
Within
these 4 categories, we also find the following division:
Addition
Alternative
Cause-Effect
Comparison
Condition
Contrast
Emphasis
Place
Time
Alternative
Cause-Effect
Comparison
Condition
Contrast
Emphasis
Place
Time
We
will explain each of these 4 types of sentence connectors in depth with
examples over the next couple of days. They will teach you how to introduce,
order, contrast, sequence and connect ideas within a sentence.
Remember
to start using them; it will greatly increase your conversation skills and you
will feel more confident talking to a native speaker.
Sumber
:
https://blog.abaenglish.com/english-grammar-an-introduction-to-sentence-connectors/
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