The Connectors You now know the basics of writing but you still need to join or separate sentences in a proper way What do we do??? We use THE CONNECTORS

There are many kinds of connectors and we will learn some of them to express… Addition Opposition Comparison Contrast Cause/Effect Condition

Addition  What is the meaning of addition? It is a process by which we join two sentences to make one big sentence! Example:a) The teacher is talking + b) The students are listening _______________ The teacher is talking AND the students are listening

Addition Here are some Addition connectors: -A-A-A-And -F-F-F-Furthermore -A-A-A-Additionally -M-M-M-Moreover -A-A-A-Also -I-I-I-In addition (to) / as well as / etc.

Opposition  Opposition is a process by which we join two contrary/opposite sentences Example:a) The sun is shining + b) It is raining _______________ The sun is shining BUT it is raining

Opposition Here are some Opposition connectors:  But  Although / Though  Nevertheless  However  Despite / in spite of

Comparison Comparison is a process by which we see the similarities between two items  And…too  Just as  Similarly / In comparison  Like / Similar to

Contrast Contrast is a process by which we see the differences between two items  But  On one hand / On the other hand  In contrast  Unlike  Whereas / While

Cause / Effect Cause = reason Effect = consequence  For (cause) // so (effect)  Because // since  Therefore / as a result  Because of / due to …………

Condition You know what a condition is (so tell me!)  If / Only If / Even if  Unless  Otherwise

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