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CONNECTORS
REASON, RESULT, CONTRAST, PURPOSE
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REASON:
My flight was delayed because the weather was bad.
RESULT:
The weather was bad so my flight was delayed
CONTRAST:
The car is old but it is still reliable
PURPOSE:
Stuart phoned me to invite me to his birthday party
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REASON because / since / as + clause
My flight was delayed because/as/since the weather was bad
As if often used at the beginning: As the weather was bad, my flight was delayed
Since is more formal
because of /due to /owing to + nounMy flight was delayed because of/due to/owing to the bad weather
Due to and owing to are more formal
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RESULT so
The weather was bad so my flight was delayed
Consequently, / As a result, / Therefore,
The weather was bad. Consequently,/As a result,/Therefore, my flight was delayed
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RESULTso + adjective/adverb + that
The storm was so terrible that the roofs were ripped off.
such + (a) + adjective + nounIt was such a boring film that I fell asleep
They were such working people that they soon got promoted
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CONTRAST but
He was ill but he went to work
YetHe was ill, yet he went to work
Yet is more formal/literary
However, / Nevertheless,He was ill. However,/Nevertheless, he went to work.
Nevertheless is more formal
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CONTRAST Although + clause
Although he was ill, he went to workEven though (more formal) & Though (more informal) are other options for although
Despite / In spite of + ing Despite being ill, he went to work
+ nounDespite his illness, he went to work
+ the fact that + clause
Despite the fact that he was ill, he went to work
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PURPOSE to / in order (not) to / so as (not) to +
infinitiveHe went to London to/in order to/so as to learn English.
He came in the room very quietly so as not to/in order not to wake me up.
so (that) + clauseHe came in the room very quietly so (that) he didn’t wake me up.