英语课堂资料连接词Connectives.doc

Connectives are the glue that holds a text together. They join clauses together in a sentence, and the join sentences in a long piece of writing.

Connectives don’t have to be just one word. They can be phrases like ‘in other words’ or ‘just after that’.

Emphasis

· above all
· in particular
· notably
· specifically
· more importantly

Comparison

· equally
· similarly
· in comparison
· likewise
· by the way of contrast
· alternatively
· despite this

Conclusion

· to conclude
· in conclusion
· finally

Time

· initially
· then
· next
· afterwards
· finally
· subsequently
· eventually
· previously
Contract and Balance

· however
· nevertheless
· alternatively
· despite this
· on the contrary
· yet
· whereas
Addition

· and
· also
· in addition
· further
· furthermore
· as well as
· and then

Opinion and Interpretation

· it would seem
· it appears
· obviously
· possibly
· it seems likely
· presumably
· one might consider
Illustration

· for example
· for instance
· in other words
· to show that
· such as
· an instance
· as revealed by
· to show that

Summary

· in brief
· on the whole
· summarising
· overall
· to sum up
· to recapitulate
· evidently

Persuasion

· of course
· clearly
· evidently
· surely
· certainly
· decidedly
· indeed
· undoubtedly

Restriction

· only if
· unless
· except (for)