CONNECTORS

1. WHAT ARE THEY

1.1. Connectors are words or groups of words whose main function is to establish some kind of relationship between sentences that are part of a text.

2. CONDITIONAL CONNECTORS IN ENGLISH

2.1. They serve to express a condition.

2.1.1. If/whether: si Unless: a menos que Provided/providing/as long as: siempre que, mientras In case: en caso de que

3. EXAMPLES

3.1. In place

3.2. In Vain

3.3. In No Time

3.4. In his day

3.5. Just now

3.6. Make time

3.7. Make haste

3.8. No matter

3.9. On time

3.10. Take a side

3.11. Take time

3.12. What for?

3.13. Good fortune

3.14. Hurry up!

3.15. Hard time

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5. WHY CONNECTORS ARE IMPORTANT IN ENGLISH

5.1. It is an essential tool to be able to express yourself properly and fluently in your second language.

5.1.1. First, they help to structure a written or spoken discourse.

5.1.2. They work very well to give wealth and fluidity to your writings or speeches.

6. COPULATIVE CONNECTORS IN ENGLISH

6.1. Copulative connectors in English

6.1.1. And: y Not only… but also: no solo… sino también Not only… but… as well: no solo… sino…también Both… and: tanto… como No sooner… than: apenas…cuando

7. DISJUNTIVE CONNECTORS IN ENGLISH

7.1. They serve to give one or several alternatives to the idea proposed by the previous sentence.

7.1.1. Or: o Either… or: o… o Neither… nor: no… ni Wether… or: si… o Or else: o sino Otherwise: de otro modo