CONNECTORS
                  SECTION A
  TYPE I      APPOSITIVE    “i.e.”, “e.g.”

One such example is                For example
In other words                     To give an example
Let me exemplify this concept      By way of illustration
That is                            Such as
For instance                       As
One instance would be              Like
i.e= id est =That is               In particular
e.g= exempli gratia= for example   Namely
                                   Viz
CONNECTORS

       TYPE II    CORRECTIVE        “rather”


Or rather          More precisely
At least           To be exact
To be precise      Strictly speaking
Precisely          Correctly speaking
Namely
Specifically
Particularly
Especially
CONNECTORS

    TYPE III        DISMISSIVE      “In any case”


In any case,               At all events
In any event               No matter what
At any rate                Regardless
Anyhow                     However
Regardless of ...          Be that as it may
CONNECTORS


    TYPE IV      SUMMATIVE             “In short”

In short                           To put it briefly
In brief                           To cut a long story short
Briefly                            In a word
To sum up                          In sum
In conclusion                      To come to the point
In a nutshell                      In essence
I’d like to conclude by saying..   In outline
CONNECTORS


   TYPE V      VERIFACTIVE   “Actually”

Actually
As a matter of fact
In fact
The truth is
In actual fact
In point of fact
In reality
In actuality
In truth
CONNECTORS
                   SECTION B
TYPE I      ADDITIVE           “and”
And                   Similarly
Or                    Likewise
Moreover              By contrast
Also                  Together with
In addition to        Along with
Besides               With
Additionally          As well as
Furthermore           Including
What is more          Too
On top of that        Plus (informal)
                      What’s more (informal)
CONNECTORS


  TYPE II      ADVERSATIVE              “but”
But                       Instead               Whereas
Yet                       Nevertheless          Even so
However                   Nonetheless           Still
On the one/other hand     At any rate           For all that
The former...the latter   As a matter of fact   All the same
Conversely                Though                Just the same
In contrast to-with       Although              In spite of (that)
By contrast               Eventhough            Despite (that)
As opposed to             Notwithstanding       Still (informal)
In opposition to          Be that as it may
At the same time
CONNECTORS


TYPE III   VARIATIVE     “instead”


    Alternatively       For preference
    As an alternative   By choice
    Instead of          From choice
    As a variation of   On second thoughts
    As a substitute     All things being equal
    As a replacement    Ideally
    In lieu
    Rather
    By contrast
CONNECTORS
                    SECTION C
  TYPE I      TEMPORAL            “then”
When                         As
Then                         As soon as
Next                         Before that
Meanwhile                    After that
Before reaching that stage   On another occasion
Prior to                     In conclusion
After that stage             An hour later
In the meantime              At last
Subsequently                 While
Finally                      At that time
Eventually
CONNECTORS


TYPE II    COMPARATIVE     “likewise”



      Similarly
      Likewise
      In the same way
      By the same token
      The same
      Correspondingly
      In like manner
      In similar fashion
CONNECTORS


   TYPE III    CAUSAL-                “so”
               CONSECUTIVE
Because                It follows
So                     For
As a result            Since
Therefore              Under the circumstances
Consequently           For this reason
Hence                  As a consequence
With this in mind      Thus
Bearing this in mind   Accordingly
On account of..        Then
On that account        That being so
For this reason        That being the case
CONNECTORS


   TYPE IV     CONDITIONAL         “if ...then”

In that case
Provided (that)        On the assumption that
Providing (that)       Allowing (that)
Supposing (that)       As long as
Presuming (that)       Given that
Assuming (that)        With the provision that
On condition that      With/on the understanding that
If and only if         Under the circumstances
Unless                 Contingent on
Otherwise              In the event that
If… then               Allowing that
CONNECTORS


  TYPE V      CONCESSIVE       “yet”

Nevertheless            Just the same
Nonetheless             At the same time
Although                Be that as it may
Despite the fact that   Yet
In spite of
Even so
But
However
Still
All the same
CONNECTORS


 TYPE VI     RESPECTIVE         “as to that”
In this respect            On the subject of
As far as that concerned   Relating to
As for/to                  Relevant to
In connection with         With regard to
Concerning                 As regards
Connected with             To do with
Regarding                  With reference to
As regards                 Referring to
Respecting                 With respect to
Touching on                In the matter of
Apropos of                 Re
CONNECTORS


EXTRA     CONTINUATIVE             “anyway”
TYPE

  Now             In any case
  Well            In any event
  Anyway          At any rate
  Of course       At all events
  Surely          No matter what
  After all       Regardless
                  However
CONNECTORS


EXTRA     PURPOSE         “in order to”
TYPE

  To
  In order to
  In order that
  So as to
  For
  So that
  If
  In any case
CONNECTORS


EXTRA      EMPHASIS         “In fact”
TYPE
  In fact             In reality
  Indeed              As it happens
  As expected         Certainly
  To be sure          Surely
  In point of fact    For sure
  In truth            Undenaibly
  Truly               Veritably
  Actually            Nay
  Really              If the truth be told
                      We could say

Most common connectors

  • 1.
    CONNECTORS SECTION A TYPE I APPOSITIVE “i.e.”, “e.g.” One such example is For example In other words To give an example Let me exemplify this concept By way of illustration That is Such as For instance As One instance would be Like i.e= id est =That is In particular e.g= exempli gratia= for example Namely Viz
  • 2.
    CONNECTORS TYPE II CORRECTIVE “rather” Or rather More precisely At least To be exact To be precise Strictly speaking Precisely Correctly speaking Namely Specifically Particularly Especially
  • 3.
    CONNECTORS TYPE III DISMISSIVE “In any case” In any case, At all events In any event No matter what At any rate Regardless Anyhow However Regardless of ... Be that as it may
  • 4.
    CONNECTORS TYPE IV SUMMATIVE “In short” In short To put it briefly In brief To cut a long story short Briefly In a word To sum up In sum In conclusion To come to the point In a nutshell In essence I’d like to conclude by saying.. In outline
  • 5.
    CONNECTORS TYPE V VERIFACTIVE “Actually” Actually As a matter of fact In fact The truth is In actual fact In point of fact In reality In actuality In truth
  • 6.
    CONNECTORS SECTION B TYPE I ADDITIVE “and” And Similarly Or Likewise Moreover By contrast Also Together with In addition to Along with Besides With Additionally As well as Furthermore Including What is more Too On top of that Plus (informal) What’s more (informal)
  • 7.
    CONNECTORS TYPEII ADVERSATIVE “but” But Instead Whereas Yet Nevertheless Even so However Nonetheless Still On the one/other hand At any rate For all that The former...the latter As a matter of fact All the same Conversely Though Just the same In contrast to-with Although In spite of (that) By contrast Eventhough Despite (that) As opposed to Notwithstanding Still (informal) In opposition to Be that as it may At the same time
  • 8.
    CONNECTORS TYPE III VARIATIVE “instead” Alternatively For preference As an alternative By choice Instead of From choice As a variation of On second thoughts As a substitute All things being equal As a replacement Ideally In lieu Rather By contrast
  • 9.
    CONNECTORS SECTION C TYPE I TEMPORAL “then” When As Then As soon as Next Before that Meanwhile After that Before reaching that stage On another occasion Prior to In conclusion After that stage An hour later In the meantime At last Subsequently While Finally At that time Eventually
  • 10.
    CONNECTORS TYPE II COMPARATIVE “likewise” Similarly Likewise In the same way By the same token The same Correspondingly In like manner In similar fashion
  • 11.
    CONNECTORS TYPE III CAUSAL- “so” CONSECUTIVE Because It follows So For As a result Since Therefore Under the circumstances Consequently For this reason Hence As a consequence With this in mind Thus Bearing this in mind Accordingly On account of.. Then On that account That being so For this reason That being the case
  • 12.
    CONNECTORS TYPE IV CONDITIONAL “if ...then” In that case Provided (that) On the assumption that Providing (that) Allowing (that) Supposing (that) As long as Presuming (that) Given that Assuming (that) With the provision that On condition that With/on the understanding that If and only if Under the circumstances Unless Contingent on Otherwise In the event that If… then Allowing that
  • 13.
    CONNECTORS TYPEV CONCESSIVE “yet” Nevertheless Just the same Nonetheless At the same time Although Be that as it may Despite the fact that Yet In spite of Even so But However Still All the same
  • 14.
    CONNECTORS TYPE VI RESPECTIVE “as to that” In this respect On the subject of As far as that concerned Relating to As for/to Relevant to In connection with With regard to Concerning As regards Connected with To do with Regarding With reference to As regards Referring to Respecting With respect to Touching on In the matter of Apropos of Re
  • 15.
    CONNECTORS EXTRA CONTINUATIVE “anyway” TYPE Now In any case Well In any event Anyway At any rate Of course At all events Surely No matter what After all Regardless However
  • 16.
    CONNECTORS EXTRA PURPOSE “in order to” TYPE To In order to In order that So as to For So that If In any case
  • 17.
    CONNECTORS EXTRA EMPHASIS “In fact” TYPE In fact In reality Indeed As it happens As expected Certainly To be sure Surely In point of fact For sure In truth Undenaibly Truly Veritably Actually Nay Really If the truth be told We could say