Sentence Connectors:
A word or phrase that is used to connect two sentences or ideas or information or to show the
link/ connection between the previous and present statements is called sentence connectors or
linkers. In different situation different connectors may be used:
Sl. Situation/ Area Connectors used
No.
1 To show some additional information or And, in addition to, with reference to, along with, accompanied
to join same type of clauses by, further, furthermore, all the more, besides that, including,
considering..
2 To show or connect opposite statements/ But, yet, still, on the contrary, oppositely, in other terms/ words,
contradictory statements however, on the other hand, although, though, in spite of,
despite….
3 To show comparison or contrast In comparison with, compared to, as+adj+as, than
4 To connect two alternate statements Or, otherwise, unless, or else….. Instead
5 To connect any condition and action If, unless, should, provided, provide that, providing, till, until, in
case of, in that case…../ lest
6 To show a purpose or aim of action or To+verb, in order to, in order that, so that, and so, for, ….
objective of vision
7 To connect anything unreal or pretended As if, as though, as it were
behavior/ show pretention
8 To show possibility of both persons or Both….and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also
one person or no person for a task
9 To indicate any time of action While(continuous), when, since(particular time), from(indefinite
time), whereas(comparison)
10 To show reason/ cause As, since, due to, owing to, because of, because, for, hence…
11 To show a result/ consequence As a result, as a consequence, consequently, resultantly,
12 For any antecedent Relative pronoun according to person and number of the
antecedent
13 To show similarity Similarly, in the same way, likewise, at the same time,
simultaneously
14 To exemplify For instance, for example, such as, like
15 To maintain the sequence of action/event First, at first, firstly, secondly, thirdly….
in a passage
16 To conclude an idea/ statement Finally, to conclude, at last, eventually (in a story/ event)
17 To show summary In fine, in a nut shell, in short, as a whole, on the whole
18 To show reality In fact/ indeed/ actually/ truly speaking/ really
19 To show repetition Again/ further/ frequently/ time and again
20 To show regularity Regularly/ constantly/ continually
21 To show present time At present/ recently/ currently
