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GENERAL
MEANING |
CONJUNCTIONS |
ADVERBIAL
CONNECTORS |
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES |
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COORDINATING |
SUBORDINATING |
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NEUTRAL |
FORMAL |
NEUTRAL |
FORMAL |
NEUTRAL |
FORMAL |
NEUTRAL |
FORMAL |
| ADDITION |
and |
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in
addition
also
... too
Besides
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Moreover
Furthermore
Also |
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| ALTERNATIVES |
or
nor
(or) else
either ... or
neither ... nor |
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if
whether |
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...
as well
Alternatively |
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| CONTRAST |
Surprising
facts |
but
not only ...
but also
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yet |
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Yet
Still
Even so
all the same |
However
Nevertheless |
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| Opposite
facts |
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while |
whereas |
On
the other hand
On the contrary |
In
contrast |
in
spite of |
despite |
| CONCESSION |
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Yet, |
Though
Even though
Even if |
Although |
though
even
so |
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| RESULTS |
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so
such a ... that |
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(and)
so
As a result |
Therefore
Consequently
Thus
Accordingly |
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REASON
Cause and effect |
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Because
As |
since
for |
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Because
of
Thanks to (positive) |
Due
to
Owing to
On account of |
| PURPOSE |
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so
that
so as to
in order that
in order to |
for
fear that |
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| CONDITION |
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If
unless
so/as long as
Provided that
seeing that
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on
condition that
given that |
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| SAME
TIME |
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when(ever)
while
now (that) |
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Meanwhile |
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| EARLIER
TIME |
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Before
until |
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| LATER
TIME |
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after
since |
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Soon
Then
After(wards) |
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| JUST
AFTER |
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once
immediately that
as soon as |
whereupon |
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