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This document discusses connectives and conjunctions used in writing. Connectives are words or phrases that link ideas together, including conjunctions and connecting adverbs. Conjunctions are a subgroup of connectives that join words, phrases, or clauses. There are two types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions that join equal clauses, and subordinating conjunctions that introduce subordinate clauses.

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Connective S

This document discusses connectives and conjunctions used in writing. Connectives are words or phrases that link ideas together, including conjunctions and connecting adverbs. Conjunctions are a subgroup of connectives that join words, phrases, or clauses. There are two types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions that join equal clauses, and subordinating conjunctions that introduce subordinate clauses.

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Connectives and Conjunctions

Any good expository or argumentative writing moves from one idea to the next in a way that it
makes sense. To make your idea flow smoothly you need to use connecting words and phrases.

‣ Connectives
- are words or short phrases used to link ideas together. Connectives can be conjunctions (e.g.
but, when, because) or connecting adverbs (e.g. however, then, therefore).
Connecting adverbs (and adverbial phrases and clauses) maintain the cohesion of a text in
several basic ways, including:
addition: also, furthermore, moreover
opposition: however, nevertheless, on the other hand
reinforcing: besides, anyway, after all
explaining: for example, in other words, that is to say
listing: first(ly), first of all, finally
indicating result: therefore, consequently, as a result
indicating time: just then, meanwhile, later.
‣ Conjunctions
- are a subgroup of connectives.
- are joining words, used to join together words, phrases or clauses. Words used to
link clauses within a sentence.
But and if are examples of conjunctions. Study how they are used in the following sentences:
⁕ It was tiresome but it was fun.
⁕ We won’t go out if social distancing is not observed.

There are two kinds of conjunction:


a. Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or and so).
These join (and are placed between) two clauses of equal weight.
⁕ “Do you want to visit him or shall you wait here?”
And, but and or are also used to join words or phrases within a clause.
b. Subordinating conjunctions (e.g. when, while, before, after, since, until, if, because, although, that)
⁕ We were hungry because we hadn’t eaten all day.
⁕ Although we’d had plenty to eat, we were still hungry.
⁕ We were hungry when we got home.
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Connectives and Conjunctions


Any good expository or argumentative writing moves from one idea to the next in a way that it
makes sense. To make your idea flow smoothly you need to use connecting words and phrases.
‣ Connectives
- are words or short phrases used to link ideas together. Connectives can be conjunctions (e.g.
but, when, because) or connecting adverbs (e.g. however, then, therefore).
Connecting adverbs (and adverbial phrases and clauses) maintain the cohesion of a text in
several basic ways, including:
addition: also, furthermore, moreover
opposition: however, nevertheless, on the other hand
reinforcing: besides, anyway, after all
explaining: for example, in other words, that is to say
listing: first(ly), first of all, finally
indicating result: therefore, consequently, as a result
indicating time: just then, meanwhile, later.
‣ Conjunctions
- are a subgroup of connectives.
- are joining words, used to join together words, phrases or clauses. Words used to
link clauses within a sentence.
But and if are examples of conjunctions. Study how they are used in the following sentences:
⁕ It was tiresome but it was fun.
⁕ We won’t go out if social distancing is not observed.
There are two kinds of conjunction:
a. Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or and so).
These join (and are placed between) two clauses of equal weight.
⁕ “Do you want to visit him or shall you wait here?”
And, but and or are also used to join words or phrases within a clause.
b. Subordinating conjunctions (e.g. when, while, before, after, since, until, if, because, although, that ).
⁕ We were hungry because we hadn’t eaten all day.
⁕ Although we’d had plenty to eat, we were still hungry.
⁕ We were hungry when we got home.

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