LINKING WORDS
USE:
One of the most common ways of connecting ideas and sentences together is by
using conjunctions or linking words. They can be used for different purposes and
functions.
The five most common functions are:
- To give extra information
Example: ‘and’
- To express contrast
Example: ‘but’
- To express purpose
Example: ‘to + verb’
- To express result
Example: ‘so’
- To express reason
Example: ‘because’
Example: He passed the examination although he had not studied very hard.
MEANING:
Linking word Meaning Example
Although, though, Hoewel He passed the examination although
even though he hadn’t studied very hard.
Despite, in spite of Ondanks The book was easy to understand
despite being written in a strange
dialect.
Whereas, while Daarentegen English has very few verb forms
whereas some other languages have
hundreds!
In order to Om te He decided to learn Russian in order
to get a job in Siberia.
As a result Hierdoor, daardoor English has always been receptive to
words from other languages and as a
result it’s full of French, German and
Indian vocabulary.
In addition Daarnaast, A good dictionary will, of course,
bovendien, daarbij provide clear definitions of words. In
addition, it should give grammatical
information about them.
However, Echter, nochtans Many people take intensive language
nevertheless, on the courses at home. However, when
other hand they first visit the country where the
language is spoken, they find they
can’t understand a word!
USE:
One of the most common ways of connecting ideas and sentences together is by
using conjunctions or linking words. They can be used for different purposes and
functions.
The five most common functions are:
- To give extra information
Example: ‘and’
- To express contrast
Example: ‘but’
- To express purpose
Example: ‘to + verb’
- To express result
Example: ‘so’
- To express reason
Example: ‘because’
Example: He passed the examination although he had not studied very hard.
MEANING:
Linking word Meaning Example
Although, though, Hoewel He passed the examination although
even though he hadn’t studied very hard.
Despite, in spite of Ondanks The book was easy to understand
despite being written in a strange
dialect.
Whereas, while Daarentegen English has very few verb forms
whereas some other languages have
hundreds!
In order to Om te He decided to learn Russian in order
to get a job in Siberia.
As a result Hierdoor, daardoor English has always been receptive to
words from other languages and as a
result it’s full of French, German and
Indian vocabulary.
In addition Daarnaast, A good dictionary will, of course,
bovendien, daarbij provide clear definitions of words. In
addition, it should give grammatical
information about them.
However, Echter, nochtans Many people take intensive language
nevertheless, on the courses at home. However, when
other hand they first visit the country where the
language is spoken, they find they
can’t understand a word!
