Los conectores o conjunciones son palabras que usamos para unir dos o más frases o dos palabras dentro de la misma oración.
ADDITION
- In addition -Además - It’s really cold here. In addition, there are many clouds in the sky.
- Also -También - We played basketball, but we also played football.
- As well as - Así como - She has a lovely personality, as well as a great sense of humor.
- Furthermore - Además - He speaks loudly. Furthermore, he tells terrible jokes.
- Moreover - Por otra parte
CONTRAST
- Despite - A pesar de - He likes his new job despite the low pay.
- Although - Aunque
- In spite of (+ing/noun) - A pesar de à I felt cold in spite of wearing a coat.
- However - Sin embargo - That girl is playing football, however, she prefers basketball.
- Even though - Aunque / aún cuando - It’s going to rain this evening, even though there aren’t clouds right now.
- But - Pero
- Nevertheless - sin embargo / no obstante - I didn’t do the homework, nevertheless the teacher forgave me.
- On the one hand/on the other hand
CAUSE
- As a result - A consecuencia
- As a result of - Como resultado de
- Because of (+noun) - Debido a
- Due to - Debido a - Due to the accident, I went to the hospital.
- As - De
- Since - Ya que
- Consequently - En consecuencia
- For this reason - Por esta razón - I didn’t study hard, for this reason, I failed the exam.
- So - Por tanto
- Therefore -Por lo tanto - I’ve trained for the Olimpyc Games, therefore, I’m ready to go.
PURPOSE
- So as to - Para - I will date that boy so as to know him better.
- So that - Para que - I’m going out with my friends, so that we are having fun.
- In order to - Para que / a fin de que - I wake him up in order to arrive in time.
SEQUENCE
- At first - Al principio
- During -Durante
- Then - Entonces
- Finally - Finalment
