Connectors

Connectors  

Words that are used to connect ideas are called connectors (or linking devices). There
are three main types of connectors: subordinating conjunctions, coordinating conjunctions
andtransitions.

Subordinating conjunctions:  A subordinating conjunction connects a dependent clause to
a main clause.
It shows how an idea in one clause is related to the idea in the other clause.Coordinating conjunctions and Transitions:  Both coordinating conjunctions and
transitions connect main
clauses. They show how ideas within sentences and also across sentences are related.Prepositions and prepositional phrases can also link ideas.

|Clarify |Showing cause/result |Indicating time |Sequencing ideas |Adding information |Condition/ |
|| | | | |concession |
|in other words |so |then |firstly,first |too |in that case |
|I mean |therefore |next |in the first place |in addition |otherwise |
|to put itanother |then |afterwards |first of all |indeed |if not |
|way | | || | |
|for example |consequently |at the same time |to start with |apart from that |however |
|for instance|in/as a consequence |before that |to begin |also |nevertheless |
|to be more precise |as a result |in the end |for a start|furthermore |despite this |
|or rather |for that reason |finally |second, third, fourth|On top of that |besides |
| |...