Примеры связок
Contrast
In spite of / Despite. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.
Although / (Even) though. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.
However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast.
Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas.
Introduced by a comma.
On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.
In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.
Whereas. Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.
Reason and cause
Because / As / Since / Seeing that. Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences introduced by because always appear in final position.
Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.
Purpose
In order to / So as to. Introduce an infinitive of purpose.
In order that / So that. Introduce a sentence.
Consequence
Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore.
As a consequence of / As a result of. Followed by a noun phrase.
So Introduces a sentence. No commas.
Addition
Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more. Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.
As well as / In addition to / Besides. Used to add one more piece of information. Followed by a noun phrase.
Exemplification
For example / For instance. Introduces an example referring to previously stated ideas.
Such as. Introduces an example referring to the last idea.
