BACHILLERATO
SENTENCE CONNECTORS
USE
CONNECTORS
MEANING
EXAMPLE
1) Introducing contrast and
opposing ideas
BUT
YET
IN SPITE OF
DESPITE
(+ sintagma nominal
/ pronombre / -ing
verb)
ALTHOUGH
THOUGH (no va al
principio de la frase)
EVEN THOUGH
HOWEVER
NEVERTHELESS
EVEN SO
ON THE ONE HAND
ON THE OTHER HAND
ON THE CONTRARY
Pero
Sin embargo
A pesar de
The book is short, but/yet it's interesting.
Aunque
Although/ even though she was ill, she went to
work.
Sin embargo
She was quite ill. However/ nevertheless / even so,
she went to work.
Por una parte
Por la otra
Al contrario
WHILE
WHEREAS
BECAUSE
AS
SINCE
SEEING THAT
(van seguidos de una
frase)
Mientras que
On the one hand, the beach is fun. On the other
hand, I don't like the sand.
A: I thought you liked pizza.
B: On the contrary, i hate it.
This film is interesting, while/whereas that one is
boring.
We should go home because / as / since / seeing
that it's late.
2) Showing reason or cause
and purpose
Porque
Ya que
Dado que
Por
In spite of / despite the rain, we went on a picnic.
We stayed at home because of / on account of /
3) Giving examples and
adding information
BECAUSE OF
ON ACCOUNT OF
OWING TO
DUE TO
(van seguidos de un
sintagma nominal)
IN ORDER TO
SO AS TO
TO
(van seguidos de
infinitivo)
IN ORDER THAT
SO THAT
(van seguidos de una
frase con un verbo
modal)
FOR EXAMPLE
FOR INSTANCE
SUCH AS
LIKE
Debido a
owing to / due to the bad weather.
Para
I've been reading a lot in order to / so as to / to
improve my vocabulary.
Para
I've been reading a lot in order that / so that I may
improve my vocabulary.
Por ejemplo
Fruits provide us with vitamins, for example,
oranges have lots of vitamin C.
Singers such as Eminem and Madonna are
extremely popular.
Your hair is like the Sun
I'm too busy to take holidays. Moreover /
furthermore / in addition / besides, I don't have the
money.
Tal(es) como
MOREOVER
FURTHERMORE
IN ADDITION
BESIDES
(llevan coma)
Adems
IN ADDITION TO
AS WELL AS
APART FROM
Adems de
As como
Aparte de
I addition to classical music, she likes jazz.
She likes jazz as well as classical music.
Apart from English, she speaks German and
4)Showing sequence and
result
Sequence
EXCEPT (FOR)
Excepto
French.
He eats nothing except (for) pasta.
FIRST OF ALL
TO BEGIN WITH
FIRST
FIRSTLY
Antes que
nada
Para empezar
En primer
lugar
En segundo
lugar
Despus
/luego
En ultimo
lugar
En resumen
En conclusin
Por ltimo
Por ltimo
pero no
menos
importante
En resumen
First of all / to begin with / first / firstly, we should
speak to the manager.
Por tanto
Por esta razn
Por
consiguiente
Por eso
Dave was driving at 135kph. Therefore / as a result
/ consequently / for this reason, he was caught by
the traffic police.
SECOND
SECONDLY
THEN
FINALLY
Conclusion
IN SHORT / TO SUM
UP
IN CONCLUSION
LASTLY
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Result
ALL THINGS
CONSIDERED
THEREFORE
AS A RESULT
CONSEQUENTLY
FOR THIS REASON
THUS
Second / secondly / then/finally, we should make a
detailed plan.
In short / in conclusion, etc, we need to have good
ideas before we present our plan to the company.
HENCE
Por lo tanto
Por lo tanto
Match the halves and translate into Spanish.
1) He can play the piano
2)It's often quicker to travel by train than by car.
limit.
3) In spite of being 70 years old,
4) Our country exports olive oil
5) As a result of the rise in the number of accidents,
6) Two pupils damaged property at school.
7) Because so many pupils failed the test,
8) We love travelling.
___ a) However, it can be quite expensive.
___ b) the government has decided to lower the speed
___ c) Besides, it's usually cheaper too.
___ d) apart from the flute.
___ e) there will be another one tomorrow.
___ f) As a result, they have been expelled.
___ g) she leads a very active life.
___ i) as well as wine.