Once you have mastered the basics of correct usage in written English, you will want to express yourself in increasingly complex ways. One of the best ways to improve your writing style is to use sentence connectors. Sentence connectors are used to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences. The use of these connectors will add sophistication to your writing style.
Showing Comparison
Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
Coordinating Conjunction | and...too | High level positions are stressful, and can be harmful to your health too. |
Subordinating conjunction | just as | Just as high level positions are stressful, they can be harmful to your health. |
Conjunctive adverbs | similarly, in comparison | High level positions are stressful at times; similarly, they can be harmful to your health. |
Prepositions | like, similar to | Similar to other important professions, high level business positions are stressful at times. |
Showing Opposition
Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
Coordinating conjunction | but | High level positions are stressful at times, but professionals can learn to manage their stress levels. |
Subordinating conjunctions | although, despite the fact that | Despite the fact that high level positions are stressful at times, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels. |
Conjunctive adverbs | however, nevertheless | High level positions are stressful at times; nevertheless, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels. |
Prepositional phrases | despite, in spite of | In spite of the stressful nature of high level positions, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels. |
Showing Addition
Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
Coordinating Conjunction | and | High level positions are stressful at times, and can be harmful to your health. |
Conjunctive adverbs | in addition, additionally, furthermore, moreover, also | High level positions are stressful at times; furthermore, they can be harmful to your health |
Correlative conjunctions | not only...but also | Not only are high level positions stressful at times, but they also can be harmful to your health. |
Prepositional phrases | in addition to, along with, as well as | Along with being stressful, high level positions can also be harmful to your health. |
Showing Condition
Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
Subordinating conjunctions | if, unless, only if, even if | If you consider the financial rewards of high level positions, the stressful nature of these positions becomes less important. |
Conjunctive adverb | otherwise | You should remember the financial rewards of high level positions; otherwise, you might find the stressful nature of these positions too demanding. |
Showing Contrast
Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
Coordinating conjunction | but | High level positions are stressful at times, but the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed. |
Subordinating conjunctions | whereas, while | While high level positions are stressful at times, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed. |
Conjunctive adverbs | in contrast, on the other hand | High level positions are stressful at times; on the other hand, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed. |
Prepositions | unlike | Unlike the undesirable stress of high level positions, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed. |
