ENGLISH CONNECTORS
1. Reason and Cause:
because (porque) Because of (a causa de)
as (puesto que) Owing to (debido a)
since (ya que) Due to (debido a)
Example: We should all go home because/ As/ Example: Because of / Owing to / Due to the
Since it’s late weather, we stayed at home.
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2. Purpose: NOTA: Para negar la oración final, basta con añadir
To (“para” +infinitivo) “not” delante de to:
In order to (“para” + infinitivo) Ex: She took her raincoat not to / in order
So as to (“para” + infinitivo) not to / so as not to get wet.
Examples: She uses her video to / in order to / so
as to record her favourite shows.
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3. Introducing examples:
; for example, (por ejemplo) Example: Singers such as Michael Jackson and
; for instance, (por ejemplo) Madonna are popular all over the world.
Example: Vegetables are a good source of vitamins;
for example, / for instance, pepper has vitamin C.
Such as (como)
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4. Adding information:
Moreover, (además) In addition to. . ., (además de)
Furthermore, (además) (formal) . . . as well as. . . (además de)
Besides, (además) Example: In addition to classical music, she likes
Example: I’m too busy to take a holiday. Moreover / jazz.
Furthermore / Besides, I don’t have the money. She likes jazz as well as classical music.
Apart from. . ., (además de)
Example: Apart from English, she speaks three
other languages.
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5. Result:
Therefore, (por ello) Examples: Tina gets her car in good condition.
Consequently, (en consecuencia) Therefore / Consequently / For this reason / Thus,
For this reason, (por esta razón) it always passes its annual road test.
Thus, (así pues)
As a result of + sustantivo o pronombre
As a result of his brave action, he was given a
military medal.
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6. Contrasting
but (pero, sino) + sustantivo o adjetivo , but (pero)
Ex: The book is short but interesting. Ex: She loves English, but she hates Maths
She didn’t buy a house but a flat.
.
However, (sin embargo) Ex: She was quite ill. However / Nevertheless, she
Nevertheless, (sin embargo) (formal) went to school.
Nonetheless, (sin embargo)(formal) She was ill, but she didn’t go to the doctor. On the
On the contrary, (por el contrario) contrary, she went to work.
, while (mientras que) Ex: Last night’s film was very interesting, while /
, whereas (mientras que) whereas today’s film is very boring.
Although (aunque, a pesar de que) Ex: Although / Though / Even though the students
Though (aunque, a pesar de que) hadn’t studied, they all passed the exam.
Even though (aunque, a pesar de que)
In spite of (a pesar de ) + sustantivo o verbo (-ing) Ex: In spite of / Despite the late hour, they went on
Despite (a pesar de ) + sustantivo o verbo (-ing) with the meeting.
He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up
late.
Nota: Podemos encontrar las expresiones in spite of the fact that y despite the fact that seguidas de oración con
verbo en forma personal: Ex: In spite of the fact that / Despite the fact that she was tired, she played the tennis
match and won it.
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7. Giving your opinion
Personally, From my point of view,
In my opinion, Ex: In my opinion, reading the book is better than
I think that… watching the film.
As far as I am concerned, Personally, I prefer watching films in the original
In my view, version.
As I see it,
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8. Concluding
In conclusion,
To conclude, Ex: To conclude, / To sum up, connectors are not
To sum up, so difficult to learn.
In short,
All in all,
