CONNECTORS
LINKING WORDS NORMALLY FORM A LINK BETWEEN CLAUSES WITHIN A SENTENCE.
THE FUNCTION OF LINKING WORDS
LINKING DEVICES ARE NEITHER NOUNS, NOR VERBS.
THEY PROVIDE A TEXT WITH COHESION AND, ILLUSTRATE HOW THE PARTS OF THE TEXT RELATE TO EACH OTHER.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS WHICH LINKING WORDS PROVIDE.
TYPES OF CONECTOR
ADDING AND
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NARRATION
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EXPRESSING PURPOSE
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GIVIN EXAMPLES
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR INSTANCE, THIS INCLUDES, SUCH AS EG.(FOR EXAMPLE) I.E.(THAT IS)
SUMMING UP/ CONCLUDING
ALL IN ALL, OVERALL, GENERALLY, IN CONCLUSION, ON THE WHOLE, IN THE MAIN, TO SUM UP.
EMPHASIS
ESPECIALLY, PARTICULARLY, NATURALLY, EXACTLY BECAUSE, ABOVE ALL, WHATEVER, WHENEVER, TOO/ ENOUGH, THE MORE…
ELLIE Y MARCOS SE FUERON DE COMPRAS.
ELLIE AND MARCOS WENT SHOPPING.
YO AMO A MI HERMANA, QUE ES MAESTRA.
I LOVE MY SISTER WHO IS A TEACHER.
LE GUSTA EL FÚTBOL PERO NO LE GUSTA EL TENIS.
HE LIKES FOOTBALL BUT HE DOESN’T LIKE TENNIS.
ME FUI A DORMIR PORQUE ESTABA CANSADO.
I WENT TO SLEEP BECAUSE I WAS TIRED.
LE GUSTA EL FÚTBOL, ASÍ QUE FUE AL PARTIDO.
HE LIKES FOOTBALL, SO HE WENT TO THE MATCH.
NECESITO COMIDA DESPUÉS DE LOS EJERCICIOS.
I NEED FOOD AFTER EXERCISES
DE MODO QUE ÉSA ES UNA CONDICIÓN Y HAY MUCHOS PÁRRAFOS ENÉRGICOS EN LA RESOLUCIÓN.
SO THAT IS A CONDITION; AND THERE ARE MANY PARAGRAPHS IN THE RESOLUTION.
YO CREO QUE ERES UN NERD
I THINK YOU ARE A NERD
CON TODO, RESPALDO TODAS LAS INICIATIVAS PRESENTADAS EN EL INFORME SMET.
ALL IN ALL, I AM ABLE TO ALL THE INITIATIVES PUT FORWARD IN THE SMET REPORT.
CUALQUIER CLASE QUE ELIJAS, SEGURO QUE APRENDERÁS MUCHO.
WHATEVER CLASSES YOU CHOOSE, YOU ARE SURE TO LEARN A LOT.