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ADDITION | Use and, too, as well and also to connect words, phrases or
sentences. |
Too and as well are usually used at the end of a sentence.
Also can come in the middle. |
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besides, furthermore, moreover or what's more to introduce a sentence with more information. What's more is informal. |
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Use the phrase above all to suggest that something is more important than other things you have mentioned. |
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CONTRAST | |
We can use but, (and) yet, however and nevertheless to contrast information. |
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We can also use although, though, in spite of+ noun or despite + noun to contrast ideas. |
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Use though in informal language at the beginning of a sentence to mean "although" or at the end to mean "however". |
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Use on the one hand... on the other hand, while, whereas and in/by contrast to compare contrasting ideas. |
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We can use on the other hand without on the one hand. | |
TIME | Use as, when or while to talk about two things happening at
the same time. |
Use after, before, when, as soon as and once to talk about
two things that happen one after the other. |
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We use until to talk about the time when something stops happening and something else starts. |
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Use since to talk about something began and for to talk about how long it went on. |
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Use the following adverbs or adverbial phrases to describe the order of events or the sequence of points in an argument: first(ly), second(ly)(etc), first of all, next, then, afterwards, after that, before, finally, later, etc. |