Using Connectors

CONNECTORS

RULES


They indicate the relationship between ideas. Note that connectives can be grouped in two different ways. Firstly, they can be grouped according to meaning. For example but , although and however all have the same meaning and can all be used to join the two ideas below:




X - Playing Air Guitar is very easy .


Y -  You need a lot of personality to do it.



But, although, and however are quite different. Look at the sentences which are produced when they are used:



1. Playing Air Guitar is very easy, but you need a lot of personality to do it. 



EXPLANATION - X, but Y .
But is placed between two main ideas in one sentence.




2. Although playing Air Guitar is very easy ,  you need a lot of personality to do it .



EXPLANATION - Although X, Y. or Y, although X.
Although is placed at the beginning of a support idea (X). There must be a main idea (Y) in the same sentence.


3. Playing Air Guitar is very easy . However, you need a lot of personality to do it .



EXPLANATION - X. However, Y. The two ideas are placed in two separate sentences.
However comes at the beginning of the second sentence and is followed by a comma.



NOW PRACTICE WITH THE FOLLOWING PAGES:

List of Connectors:
http://www.bossmeyer.gidw-online.de/Textarbeit%202/List%20of%20Connectors.htm

Using Connectors:
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/connectorsandotheraddinfowords.html


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