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Using connectives
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Why do we use connectives?
To join words and phrases to make a sentence Connectives can be conjunctions, prepositions or adverbs.
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Similarity Equally … In the same way … Similarly … Likewise …
As with … Just as … also …
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Contrast In contrast … Despite … Rather than … However … … whereas ….
On the other hand Conversely …. Instead … Alternatively …
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To give examples … for example… …such as … … for instance …
… in the case of … … as revealed by …
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For adding information
… and … … also … … as well as … … moreover … … too … … furthermore …
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For sequencing ideas or events
Firstly … Secondly … Then … Finally … Eventually … Afterwards … Next … Meanwhile … Whilst … Since …
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To show cause and effect
… because … … so … Therefore … Consequently …
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To explain an idea further
Although … However … Unless … … except … Apart from … … yet … … if … As long as …
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To emphasise Above all … In particular … … especially …
Significantly … Indeed … … notably when …
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