English class about CONTRAST CONNECTORS

Contrast

. In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

. Although / (Even) though Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.

. However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast. Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Introduced by a comma.

. On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.

. In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

. Whereas Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

Reason and cause

. Because / As / Since / Seeing that Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences introduced by because always appear in final position.

. Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.

Purpose

. In order to / So as to Introduce an infinitive of purpose.

. In order that / So that Introduce a sentence.

Addition

. Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.

. As well as / In addition to / Besides Used to add one more piece of information. Followed by a noun phrase.