Connectors

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Departamento de Inglés Carmen Torres

CONNECTORS

Connecting ideas or adding new ones

1. And/ or 2. Both .............. and (used to combine similar things): Both Paul and John are in Italy 3. Either ................. or (is used to link two sentences which describe two or more possibilities): You can have either tea or coffee. 4. Neither ............... nor (used to link two negative ideas together and is used with an affirmative verb.): She neither knows nor cares 5. Not only .................... but also (used to connect two ideas, the second of which is usually more important then the first.): Not only she lost her passport but her money as well. •

Introducing opinions

1. As far as I am concerned .................. 2. I agree that .......... / I disagree that ................ / I think that ............... / I believe that ........... / It seems to me that ................ 3. In my opinion ............ / In my view ............../ From my point of view / 4. I want to begin by saying ................ •

Giving more information

1. Again: They might go but again they might not. 2. Also: I would like to see you tomorrow, and also the next day 3. And 4. And then 5. Besides: We could sell the car; besides, we don’t use it much. 6. Equally: (at the same time) 7. Furthermore: Furthermore, we need to consider his motives. 8. In addition to this: 9. Moreover: It appears, moreover, that he was related to her 10. Next: Next I’d like to discuss the problem of... 11. What’s more: I don’t know and, what’s more I don’t care.

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