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Noun Phrase http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/nounphrase.htm
In spite
of / Despite
Although / (
Even)
though
In contrast
to / Contrar
y to.
Whereas
Because / As / Since /
Seeing that
Because of / On
account of / Owing
to / Due to
Introduce a sentence.
Subordinate sentences
introduced by because
always appear in final
position.
Introduce a noun
phrase.
Purpose
In order to / So as to
Introduce an infinitive of
purpose.
Introduce a sentence.
Consequence
Noun Phrase http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/nounphrase.htm
Consequently / As a
result of / Therefore /
As a consequence
of / As a result of
So
Followed by a noun
phrase.
Introduces a sentence.
No commas.
Addition
Noun Phrase http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/nounphrase.htm
Moreover / Furthermore
/ In addition
/ Besides / What's more
As well as / In addition
to / Besides
Examples
For example / For
instance
Such as
Introduces an example
referring to
previously stated ideas.
Introduces an example
referring to the last idea.
CONNECTORS
Contrast
Noun Phrase http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/nounphrase.htm
Followed by a noun
phrase or a sentence.
in spite of / despite
It is placed at the
beginning or in the
middle of the sentence.
He arrived on time
despite / in spite of
getting up late
although / though/
even though / in spite
of the fact that
: followed by a complete
sentence. They can be
placed at the beginning
or in the middle of the
sentence. If it is placed
at the beginning we
need to use a comma
after the clause.
but / yet:
however,
nevertheless, even so,
on the one hand, on
the other hand, on the
contrary:
while, whereas
because of, on
account of, owing to,
due to
in order to, so as to, to
Because of / on account of /
owing to / due to the weather, we
stayed at home
She uses her video in order to /
so as to / to record TV
programmes
Add information
for example, for
instance, such as
moreover,
furthermore, besides,
in addition to
Succession
- First of all / Firstly / To begin with / First .
- Second / Secondly / Then
- Third / Thirdly / After that...
- The next stage
- Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not
least
Result
As a result of
Therefore, as a result,
consequently, for this
reason
Order
First paragraph
At first sight:
First:
First of all
In the first place
To start with
A primera vista
En primer lugar
Antes que nada
En primer lugar
Para empezar
Second paragraph
In the second place
Second
Secondly
Third
Thirdly
En segundo lugar
Segundo
En segundo lugar
Tercero
En tercer lugar
Conclusion
Finally
In conclusion
Lastly
And eventually
Por ltimo
Para concluir
Por ltimo
Y finalmente
Adding information
apart from
in addition
in addition to
Whats more
moreover
on top of that
besides
On the one hand
On the other hand
and eventually
Aparte de
Adems
Adems de
Adems; lo que es ms
Adems
Adems
Adems
Por una parte
Por otra parte
Y finalmente
Contrast
all the same
however
instead of
in spite of / despite
nevertheless
on the contrary
whereas / while
though / although
a pesar de todo
sin embargo
en vez de
a pesar de
no obstante
por el contrario
Mientras
aunque
Reason
because of + noun
due to + noun
due to the fact that + sentence
for this / that reason:
owing to + noun
owing to the fact that + sentence
a causa de
debido a
debido a que
por esta / esa razn
debido a
debido a que
Result
as a result
because of
consequently
so
that's why
therefore
como resultado
a causa de
en consecuencia
por lo tanto
por eso, por esa razn...
por lo tanto
Expressing facts
actually
as a matter of fact
in fact
really
en realidad
de hecho
de hecho
en realidad
Explain
that is (to say):
in other words
in short
above all
all in all
at least
basically
especially
essentially
in general
in particular
more or less
on the whole
to a certain extent
es decir
en otras palabras
en resumen
sobre todo
en general
al menos
bsicamente, fundamentalmente
especialmente, sobre todo
esencialmente
en general
en particular
ms o menos
en general
hasta cierto punto
Exemplifying
and so on
for example
for instance
such
etctera
por ejemplo
por ejemplo
as tal(es)como
Summarizing
all in all
in brief:
in conclusion:
in short
on the whole:
to sum up
Sequencing
after that:
all of a sudden:
Finally:
First of all:
in the end:
in the meantime:
meanwhile:
next:
suddenly:
then:
while:
en suma
en resumen
Para concluir
en resumen
en general
Para resumir
despus de eso
de repente
Finalmente
En primer lugar
al final
mientras tanto
mientras tanto
Luego
de repente
entonces, despus
mientras