CONNECTOR WORDS
Connectors are used to link large groups of words: phrases
and sentences. You can also use them to connect paragraphs to give them
coherence. Sentence connectors are usually placed at the beginning of a
sentence and may be categorized as follows:
-CONTRAST-
1. INSTEAD
·
I didn’t want to take a side in the argument. Instead, I put my headphones
on and listened to some smooth jazz.
2. IN ANY CASE
·
I was thinking of going round Jim’s place. In any case, I haven’t been
invited.
3. NEVERTHELESS
·
I was in so much pain I didn’t want to get up in the morning. Nevertheless,
I went to football practice as usual.
SIMILARITY
1. LIKEWISE
·
You can’t give your phone number to every man who asks for it. Likewise,
you can’t go out with everyone who fancies you.
2. CORRESPONDINGLY
·
She’s an excellent photographer.
Correspondingly, her paintings are works of art.
3. IN THE SAME WAY
·
Cutting down on sugar will help you lose weight. In the same way, doing
more exercise will help you get rid of a few kilos.
RESULT
1. AS A RESULT
·
I’ve done a pranic healing course. As a result, I’ve been able to cure my
neighbour’s sick cat.
2. AS A CONSEQUENCE
·
Zack has skipped school on many occasions. As a consequence, he’s failed
his French test.
SEQUENCING
1. FIRST, FIRSTLY, FIRST OF ALL, IN THE FIRST PLACE
·
First of all, I’d like to talk about the benefits of having a pet pig.
2. TO BEGIN WITH
·
To begin with, pet pigs are cleaner than dogs.
ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
1. MOST IMPORTANTLY
·
I’d like to talk to you about how to keep calm at your workplace. Most
importantly, never go to the canteen while your boss is there.
2. PRIMARILY
·
You’ll have to focus on your immediate surroundings. Primarily, on your
computer screen.
CORRECTION
1. RATHER
·
I thought it was a good idea to get a ferret. Rather, it had always been my
dream to get one.
2. TO BE MORE PRECISE
·
You might want to change a few things. To be more precise, I think you
should start again from scratch.
FOCUSING
AND LINKING
1. WITH RESPECT TO
·
Starting your own IT company may be the one of the best things you can do
right now. With respect to opening a pet shop, it’s hard to say the same thing.
2. REGARDING
·
Start your day with making the most important phone calls. Regarding emails,
you might put them off until later.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative
clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that,
which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify
the noun that precedes them. Here are some examples:
• Do you know the girl who started in
grade 7 last week?
• Can I have the pencil that I gave you
this morning?
• A notebook is a computer which can be
carried around.
• I won't eat in a restaurant whose
cooks smoke.
• I want to live in a place where there
is lots to do.
• Yesterday was a day when everything
went wrong!
ADVERB
Adverb are descriptive words which are used to add detail
to a sentence. They can give important or necessary information (e.g. Please
hand me the scalpel now), or they can just make the sentence more interesting
or detailed (e.g. A wind blew violently andunceasingly around the town).
Adverbs usually modify verbs, and they frequently end in ‑ly.
Examples:
He speaks slowly (modifies the verb speaks)
He is especially clever (modifies the
adjective clever)
He speaks all too slowly (modifies the adverb
slowly)
An adverb answers how, when, where, or to
what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).
Examples:
He speaks very slowly (answers the question
how slowly)
He speaks slowly (answers the question how)
Functions
of an Adverb:
Adverbs typically add information about time(rarely,
frequently, tomorrow), manner(slowly, quickly, willingly), or place (here,
there, everywhere) in addition to a wide range of other meanings.
ADJECTIVE
Adjectives are descriptive words which are used to add
detail to a sentence. They can give important or necessary information (e.g.
Please hand me the blue paper), or they can just make the sentence more
interesting or detailed (e.g. A frigid, icy, painfully cold wind blew around
the town). Adjectives modify (describe) nouns.
Examples:
That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.
Adjectives may also follow the word they
modify:
Examples:
That puppy looks cute.
The technology is state-of-the-art.
Reference:
http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/question/list-of-sentence-connectors-in
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/relative
http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/relative-clause/
http://www.english-4u.de/adjective_adverb
http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/adjectives-and-adverbs/1/what-are-adjectiv/
