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Connectors are Iinking words which join ideas and show how those ideas are relatad to one another.
llave pop music bul I don't enjoy going to concerts. (to express a contrast)
I would rather listen to music at home because concerts are crowded and nosy. (to describe a reason)
don't spend money on tickets, so I have money to buy COso(to describe a result)
They atso help us to organise our writing and make it easy for the reader to follow.
As a ru/e; I think it's preferable to study in groups rather than studyng alone. fo begin wilh, your friends
may understand or remember material that you don't. Moreover, talkng about a subject helps you
remember. /t can be argued lhal people waste time in group study. Neverlheless, I believe it has more
advantages than disadvantages. fo sum up, I recommend studying in groups ir you want to succeed.

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a cause or reason

to describe a result

as a consequence

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to show purpose

in arder to / so as ~~:~~ha~L~~

to describe similarity

simiJ:ly / likewise ~_:~.:.same_~~~

to express personal opinions

in my opinion / I (strongly) believe (that) /

I thinklfeel (that) / in my view / it seems to me
(that) / personally / as I seeit

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so / therefore / cons;;;~tlyith~;-;;;~;~~itil

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but / howev~r / nevertheless /

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although'/ even if / even though / in spite of /
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to express a contrast

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and / in addition / fu~th~~~or~ / moreover / ,

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what's more / besides / also / too / as well as

to describe reality

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in fact / as a matter of fact / actually /

the truth is (that)

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to list points
to begin/start with / in the first place / first of all /

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to give examples

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s_econdly,third_~~fina~ly / lastly
for example / forinstance / such as / like /
particularly / in particular / especially /
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on the one hand / on the other hand / in contrast /

contrary to / it can also be argued that / but there

are people who say (that)

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to show sequence

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to show time

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to conclude

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first / at first / in the beginning / before / next /

then / soon / meanwhile / later / after that /
afterwards / at last / eventually / finally /
in the end

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when / while / before / after / until / as soon as / by 1

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in conclusion / to sum up / in short

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