Connectives are parts of speech that join words together. The most common connectives are "and" and "but". There are connectives that develop points and connectives that make different points. Connectives should be used when writing the opening of a persuasive speech to connect ideas and points about a chosen topic.

2. WHAT ARE CONNECTIVES?
Parts of speech that “join” other
words together.
The most common one are “and”
and “but”.
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3. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONNECTIVES
C O N N E C T I V E S T H AT
C O N N E C T I V E S T H AT MAKE DIFFERENT
DEVELOP POINTS POINTS
And But
Because
As
However
Since Besides
Then Whereas
Therefore
Meanwhile
Furthermore
As a result Yet
As a consequence In contrast
Nevertheless
In a different way
Similarly
Since Alternatively
Although
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4. CONNECTIVES IN PERSUASIVE SPEECH
• Now use some connectives when writing the opening to a speech about
(pick one topic):
• Who inspires you?
• Things that inspire me
• Things that annoy me
• The happiest day of my life
• The worst day of my life
• Why the internet is ruining young people’s lives
• Why the internet is the best thing that has happened to young people
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