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LOGICAL CONNECTION OF IDEAS: CONJUNCTIONS or CONNECTORS

The coherence of a text is done through several means; one of them is the use of
connectors. Connectors link ideas and paragraphs. Look at the example below and see
how ideas are connected.

“ The Earth is 4.5 billiion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years.”

The two sentences are joined (connected) by the connector or conjunction but which
works as a contrasting element (the second idea opposes to the first one).

For Your Information

It is very important to be able to recognize connective words and understand the logical
relationship they establish: CONTRAST, ADDITION, CAUSE, RESULT, EXEMPLIFICATION,
SUMMARY, TIME-SEQUENCE, CONDITION, etc.

They can occur in three positions in a sentence: initial (beginning) position, medial (middle)
position, and final (end) position.

 Initial position:
Connector Idea 1 Idea 2

In spite of the fact that the Beatles sought it was evident that their best work was
success within rock and roll, expressed through melodic songs.

 Medial position:
Idea 1 Connector Idea 2

The Beatles showed a formidable talent However their best work is to be found in
for the melancholic ballads more aggressive songs, such as Help.

 Final Position:
Idea 1 Idea 2 Connector

“The Prelude and Fugue” was It was published more than a though.
written by Johann Sebastian hundred years after his
Bach. death,
LIST OF CONNECTORS

LOGICAL
RELATIONSHIP
Addition Too, also, as well : también
Either, neither: tampoco
In addition, besides, moreover, furthermore: además (de)
Likewise, in the same way: del mismo modo
Just as: del mismo modo que
Similarly: Igualmente, de la misma manera
Not only….but also: no solo… sino también
And
Time- Previously: con anterioridad
Sequence First of all: en primer lugar
After all, afterwards, next: después de
Subsequently: posteriormente
At the same time
During
*While, ¨*as: mientras que
Meanwhile, in the mean time: mientras tanto
Later
*Since: desde
*Then: luego
Finally, at last, lastly: finalmente, por ùltimo
Eventually: finalmente
After
Before
As. A medida que
Once. Una vez que
As soon as: tan pronto como
Cause Because of, due to: debido a
In response to, as a result of
Since: puesto que
As: como
For: as, because, since
For expresses a causal relationship- one element is a cause of the other.
He avoided riding the subway, for he had heard that the schedules were
uncertain.
Result For this reason, on account of this, this is why
For all that, so…that, such…that, as a result,
So, then: entonces
Hence: por lo tanto
Thus, therefore: por consiguiente
Condition When
Unless (= if ... not:) a menos que
if, whether: si
as long as; provided
Emphasis In fact: de hecho
Indeed: en realidad
Actually: realmente
As a matter of fact: de hecho
Summarizing In summary: en resumen
In conclusion
To sum up: para resumir
To summarize
Briefly: en síntesis
In short:
For all these reasons
This shows / indicates that.
on the whole;
overall
Exemplification For example, for instance, such as, to illustrate, e.g.(exempli gratia)
This is the case of
Purpose In order to, for ( + verb+ing): para, ;
so as to
so that
to
Similarity Likewise: asimismo
In the same way
Similarly
Equally
Contrast However, nevertheless, notwithstanding, yet, still: sin embargo
Although, though, even though: aunque
Whereas, while: mientras que
Despite, in spite of: a pesar de
Otherwise: de otro modo
On the other hand: por otra parte
But: pero
But: sino
Rather than
Instead of: en lugar de
In contrast
In comparison
ALTERNATIVE either ... or; or; instead of; whether (… or not)
CLARIFICATION in other words; i.e. (Latin; abbreviation of id est)
that is
COMPARISON as;
as ... as;
like; (comparative)
... than

While is also a connector of contrast.


Since (a connector of cause, too)
Then (a connector of result)
As (a connector of result)

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