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Connectors

The document provides information about logical connection words or connectors that are used to indicate relationships between ideas in a text. It categorizes connectors into groups based on the logical connection they introduce, such as contrast, addition, purpose, etc. Understanding these connectors will help comprehend semantic relationships in readings and locate specific answers for comprehension questions. Some connectors are very common in written English while others are less common. The function of a connector depends on the context of the reading.

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Connectors

The document provides information about logical connection words or connectors that are used to indicate relationships between ideas in a text. It categorizes connectors into groups based on the logical connection they introduce, such as contrast, addition, purpose, etc. Understanding these connectors will help comprehend semantic relationships in readings and locate specific answers for comprehension questions. Some connectors are very common in written English while others are less common. The function of a connector depends on the context of the reading.

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Material for using in English class TEACHER: Mara Fernanda Tobar M.

NAME: _____________________________

t%ereafter

e"ent$ally

****************************************LOGICAL CONNECTION

#"R#OSE
for - (.er&'- ing# to on order to for

NE$AT ON
neit%er'''nor not eit%er in no ay not at all

Connecting expressions (commonly referred as transition ords! connecti"es or simply connectors# are classified into gro$ps according to t%e logical connection t%ey introd$ce &et een different ideas it%in t%e text' T%e connectors indicate %at (ind of relations%ip exists &et een t%ese ideas: contrast! addition! p$rpose! etc' )nderstanding t%ese expressions ill &e "ery %elpf$l to $nderstand semantic relations%ips in t%e reading and locate specific ans ers for t%e compre%ension *$estions' +ome of t%em are "ery common in ritten Englis%! some ot%ers! t%o$g% important! are rarely common' Li(e ise! some connectors may %a"e t%e same form &$t express different relation' In any case! t%e f$nction of any connector depends on t%e context of t%e reading'

CONT N"AT ON
and so on etc' and so fort% f$rt%er

A%% T ON
and In addition f$rt%ermore also

CON% T ON
$nless if %et%er in t%e case t%at allo ing t%at

CONC&"S ON
in s$mmary in ot%er ords in &rief in res$me in point of fact

CONNECTORS CONTRAST
%o e"er ot%er ise &$t ne"ert%eless alt%o$g% e"en t%o$g% yet t%o$g% instead of rat%er t%an despite of as t%$s as a res$lt d$e to t%ere &y %ile %ereas in contrast on t%e ot%er %and on t%e contrary in spite of t%erefore %ence conse*$ently &eca$se so t%at t%at

E'EM#& F CAT ON
for example t%at is for instance e'g' s$c% as

E'#&ANAT ON
t%at means t%at is in ot%er ords

S M"&TANEO"S&(
at t%e same time %ile as ___ as

COM#AR SON
/$st as li(e so it is it% similarly

T ME SE!"ENCE
first(ly# t%en later after t%e latter since finally &efore to &egin it% $ltimately %en in,at t%e &eginning next after ards at t%e end at last from t%e follo ing prior to s$&se*$ently t%e former

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