The challenge of encouraging students to write more complex sentences, particularly in non-fiction work, is met with this resource. They are required to use one of the connectives in each sentence in order to raise the level of explanation. Most useful with students who struggle to find causal links between information, or who don’t qualify or explain their assertions.

1. above all
in particular
especially
particularly
Significantly
Most importantly
Notably
especially
SEQUENCING
Firstly, Secondly
Finally, In conclusion
Next, Meanwhile
Before, After
Then, Next
Previously,
Subsequently
QUALIFYING
However, Except, if
Despite, Unless, Although,
Apart from
Alternatively,
If
Otherwise,
Yet
Whereas,
Unless
On the other hand,
Instead of
CONTRASTING EMPHASISING
ILLUSTRATING
such as
for instance
as revealed by
for example
in the case of
As illustrated by
COMPARING
Similarly, as with
Likewise, even
in the same way
just as, so
equally
CAUSE & EFFECT
Because, so, thus
as well as
ADDING
Moreover, in addition
And, furthermore,
Also, as well as
CONECTIVES