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ADDITION AND LISTING also besides further moreover furthermore in additionfirst (firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, for one thing )secondly (second, in the second place, for another thing)thirdly (third, in the third place)finally, lastly, last of all

SENTENCE CONNECTORS SENTENCE CONNECTORS1. Contrast a. Direct Opposition Ali worked hard. On the other hand/In contrast/ However, Okan hardly didany work at all. Metin is lazy. However , his brother is quite diligent (=hard working). George is an optimist. In contrast/However /, Bill is a pessimist. Extroverts love crowds. In contrast , introverts prefer solitude. Six is more than five; conversely , five is less than six. b. Denial of Expectation (Unexpected result) She studied diligently for several months. Nevertheless/However/Yet/Nonetheless , she failed. George is very handsome. Yet , he is not popular with girls. My uncle is 70 years old now. Nonetheless , he maintains his interest in legal matters. It's raining. Even so

, we must go out. 2. Result He passed his exams. Therefore/Thus/Hence/Accordingly/Consequently ,he had some good news to tell his parents. Professor Brown is an outstanding scientist. Hence , he is highly respected. He has been studying hard for a long time. Thus , he has made considerableprogress. He lacks self-confidence. As a consequence , he is unlikely to be successful. The demand has increased sharply. Accordingly , the prices are higher now. 3. Addition and Listing Aykut plays football. Moreover/ Besides/ Also , he runs a restaurant. Necla writes short stories, in addition , she writes articles for a newspaper. To prepare his homework, Jack went through various history books. Furthermore , hetook notes from several encyclopedias. During her spare time, Ayla practices the piano; in addition

, she plays the violin. I prefer to buy fruits and vegetables in the open market because they are quite cheapthere. Besides , they are much fresher than fruits and vegetables sold at thegreengrocers'. Living in a big city offers good job opportunities. Also, it provides good educationalopportunities. All docs not have a gift for music. Moreover, he lacks motivation to practice music. Therefore, he can't become a good musician. Owning a car has some advantages. First ( First of all / Firstly / To begin with ), it givesyou comfort. Secondly , it saves you a lot of time. Thirdly , it gives you great freedom ofmovement. 129 CONTRAST On the otherhandIn contrastconversely howeveryetstillnonethelessneverthelesseven soin spite of thisdespite that/this RESULT as a consequenceaccordinglyfor this/that reasonthereforeas a resultconsequentlyhencethusbecause of that/this

SENTENCE CONNECTORS 4. Time I read the morning papers for a while. Afterwards , I took a shower. First pick up the receiver and then insert a coin into the coin-box. At first , I had great difficulty with grammar Later, however , I was able toovercome these difficulties by studying hard. The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare thefood. They'll be here soon. Meanwhile , let's have coffee. 5. Exemplification Women generally live longer than men. For instance , in the United Stateslife expectancy for women is 75, while it is 73 for men. Earthquakes can be highly destructive. To illustrate , the earthquake whichoccurred in Erzincan in 1939 devastated the whole town, killing more than35,000 people. 6. Particularization in particular particularly specifically Shopping in small markets is quite advantageous. In particular

, one can find specialty itemsthat larger stores do not contain. We still needed to arrange several details for the trip. Specifically , we had to make planeand train reservations as well as decide on the final itinerary. 7. Explanation that is namely in other words that is to say The brochure dealt with travelling in Morocco. That is / In other words / Namely , itdiscussed transportation, currency, and language. The machinery was not impaired; that is , it wasn't damaged. Good readers should be able to read between the lines; that is , they should be able to makeinferences (=to draw conclusions) about information that is conveyed indirectly or givenonly partially. There is only one topic to discuss, namely , the question of discipline. As a child grows up, he learns how to behave in ways which are appropriate to the societyinto which he is born. That is to say , he acquires the patterns of behavior which areaccepted as normal in his society. 8. Similarity likewise similarly correspondingly by the same token in the same way Men must wear a jacket and a tie; similarly , women must wear a skirt or a dress, nottrousers.

She was late and I similarly was delayed. You can't teach navigation in the middle of a storm. Likewise , you can't build a system ofvalues in the current educational climate. 9. Emphasis in fact indeed as a matter of fact actually He is quite wealthy. In fact , he is one of the richest men in Turkey. I like reading. As a matter of fact , it is my favorite pastime. Mural is a highly talented musician. Indeed , he has an extraordinary gift for music. 130 TIME at firstafterwardslaterthenin the meantimemeanwhile EXEMPLIFICATION for instancefor exampleto illustrate

SENTENCE CONNECTORS 10. Refutation on the contrary She is not ugly. On the contrary , she is a good-looking girl. I don't hate classical music. On the contrary , I'm very fond of it. 11. Reformulation in other words to put it in a different way, put differently He is a conservative. In other words , he favors the preservation of old institutions in theiroriginal form. Is there a cheaper solution? In other words , can you make a cheaper device? 12. Correction rather to be more precise He is enjoying himself. Rather , he seems to be enjoying himself. This system must be improved. Rather , it must be thoroughly changed. Her name is not Margeret. Rather , it is Margot. 13. Transition as for as to with regard to with respect toas regards regarding as far as X is concerned Both Orkun and Ozkan are my friends. Orkun studies law at Ankara University.

As for Ozkan,he studies mechanical engineering at METU. As far as comfort is concerned , a car is definitely much better than a bicycle. On the other hand, with respect to convenience, it is difficult to say the same thing. METU and ITU are similar in several respects (=ways). First, they are both technicaluniversities. Secondly, they are alike as regards the courses offered. Sony, which is $550, is much more expensive than Grundig, which is $440. However, as faras quality is concerned ( With regard to / As regards quality), the former is far better than the latter. 14. Alternative You're welcome to come with us now in our car. Alternatively , you could go later with Mary. 15. Negative Condition or else otherwise

I must leave now, or else I'll be late. You must study hard. Otherwise , you may fail. 16. Summation/ Conclusion in summary in brief in short in conclusion to be brief to sum up all in all This is our most disastrous and embarrassing defeat ever; in short , it is a fiasco. The system lacked originality, efficiency and ingenuity. In conclusion , it was a completefailure. 131

SENTENCE CONNECTORS 17. Other Sentence Connectors after all : considering all the factors in the situation I don't think he should be punished for breaking the window. After all , he's only five yearsold. incidentally / by the way (used to introduce an additional point that the speaker has just thoughtof) Some people, and incidentally that includes Robert, just won't look after themselvesproperly. above all (=more than anything else) He misses all of us, but he longs above all to see his family again. all the same : even so, nevertheless, in any case, I like him; all the same , I don't trust him anyway , anyhow , in any case I wasn't asked; anyway/anyhow/in any case , I wasn't keen to go. instead

(used to indicate contrast) Mary did not answer. Instead she looked out of the taxi window. 132

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