Redao de Ingls Teacher: Christine Wight

Common Conjunctive Adverbs

accordingly additionally anyway again also besides (alm de) certainly comparatively consequently contrarily conversely(reciprocamente) finally further furthermore elsewhere (noutro lugar) equally hence (por isso)

henceforth (doravante) however just as identically in addition in comparison in contrast in fact incidentally indeed instead (em vez) likewise (tambm) meanwhile (entretanto) moreover (alm disso) namely (isto ) nevertheless (todavia) next

nonetheless (todavia) notably now otherwise (caso contrrio) rather similarly so subsequently still that is then thereafter (depois disso) therefore (portanto) thus (desse modo) undoubtedly uniquely yet

Some Conjunctions and Transitional Phrases

Milder
Addition a further x and and then then also too next another other nor not onlybut also just as ... so too a similar x another x like

Stronger
further furthermore moreover in addition additionally besides again equally important first, second finally, last similarly / by the same token comparable / comparatively in the same way / in like manner likewise moreover correspondingly coupled with / together with however still nevertheless / nonetheless on the other hand / on the one hand on the contrary even so notwithstanding for all that in contrast / conversely

Comparison

Contrast

but yet and yet still otherwise or though but another rather

Redao de Ingls Teacher: Christine Wight alternatively at the same time though this may be otherwise instead turning now to another matter conversely / inversely whereas accepting that albeit although despite granted whereas meanwhile at length presently at last finally immediately thereafter at that time / at that point subsequently eventually currently in the meantime in the past in the future to this end with this object for this purpose for that reason in order to at that point opposite to adjacent to on the other side in the front in the back hence therefore accordingly consequently thus thereupon as a result in consequence / as a consequence for example for instance an instance of this this can be seen in a case in point thus it follows in connection with in short on the whole as I said in other words to be sure in fact / such being the case indeed clearly / obviously of course anyway / that being so remarkably in particular / especially assuredly definitely / absolutely without doubt / unquestionably for all that on the whole in any event importantly certainly / positively surprisingly

Concession

of course to be sure

Time

Purpose

then now soon afterward later shortly earlier recently first, second, third next before after today tomorrow to do this so that because of this x

Place

there here beyond nearby next to so and so then so then because since

Result / Consequence

Example / Illustration

Summary and Emphasis

that is specifically in particular for one thing in this way namely to illustrate in sum / in summary generally after all by the way in general incidentally naturally at least it seems in brief / briefly in conclusion

Redao de Ingls Teacher: Christine Wight chiefly in retrospect to recapitulate in other words namely to put it differently in essence hitherto up to this point as has already been suggested as a rule for the most part generally speaking

Restatement

that is that is to say so far to date

Generalizing

usually ordinarily

Some Common Subordinating Conjunctions

after although as as if as long as as much as how if inasmuch in order that lest now that till ( or 'til) unless until when whenever where as soon as as though because before even if even though provided (that) since so that than that though wherever while whereas