LINKING CLAUSES
af Xavier Aguado
1. Reason
1.1. Because
1.2. Because of
1.3. As /since
2. Purpose
2.1. To
2.2. In order to
2.3. So that
2.3.1. can(n’t) /will (won’t
2.3.2. would(n’t) / could(n’t)
3. What is it ¿?
3.1. main clause
3.2. subordinate conjunction
3.3. dependent clause
4. Contrast
4.1. However, nevertheless, yet
4.2. While y whereas
4.3. In spite of / despite + noun / -ing form
4.4. Although / even though / though + clause
4.5. In spite of / Despite
4.6. Although / even though / though
5. Time
5.1. Until
5.2. Before / after
5.3. As soon as
5.4. While
5.5. When / as
6. Result
6.1. So / such....that
6.2. As a result / therefore
6.3. So