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Connectors in English with Examples

 

Connectors are words or phrases used to link ideas, sentences, or paragraphs together in a coherent and cohesive manner. They help to create a logical flow of ideas and make written or spoken communication more effective. Here are some examples of connectors in English:

Connectors in English

Connectors of Addition:

Words and phrases that add information to what has been previously stated.

Examples: Furthermore, in addition, moreover, also, besides, similarly, likewise.

1. Furthermore: adds more information or supporting evidence to what has already been said

• The book is not only well-written, but it’s also beautifully designed. Furthermore, the illustrations are stunning.
• I didn’t just finish the project on time. Furthermore, I completed it to a high standard.

2. In addition: adds another item or idea to a list

• I need to buy eggs, milk, and bread. In addition, I’m also going to get some cheese.
• The company offers good benefits, such as health insurance and paid time off. In addition, they also have a retirement savings plan.

3. Moreover: indicates that what is being said is in addition to something already mentioned

• The store has a great selection of shoes. Moreover, they offer free shipping on all orders.
• I enjoyed the concert. Moreover, I got to meet the band afterward.

4. Also: adds more information to what has already been said

• She’s a talented musician. Also, she’s a great songwriter.
• I’m going to the grocery store. Also, I need to stop at the bank.

5. Besides: means “in addition to” or “apart from”

• Besides being a great athlete, he’s also an accomplished writer.
• Besides the fact that it’s expensive, I don’t really like that restaurant.

6. Similarly: means “in a similar way” or “in the same manner”

• Just as my brother loves to play sports, similarly, I love to play musical instruments.
• The company values diversity. Similarly, they also prioritize inclusion in their hiring practices.

7. Likewise: means “in the same way” or “similarly”

• He’s a hard worker. Likewise, his sister is also very dedicated to her work.
• The teacher is strict with deadlines. Likewise, she expects her students to be punctual.

Connectors of Contrast:

Words and phrases that show differences or contrasts between ideas.

Examples: However, although, yet, nevertheless, despite, whereas, but, on the other hand.

1. However: indicates a contrast between two ideas or clauses

• I know it’s raining. However, I still want to go for a walk.
• He’s a great chef. However, his restaurant is always empty.

2. Although: introduces a clause that contrasts with the main clause

• Although it’s cold outside, I’m not going to wear a coat.
• Although I’m tired, I’m going to finish this project tonight.

3. Yet: indicates a contrast or unexpected outcome

• I studied hard for the test. Yet, I still failed.
• He’s a great athlete. Yet, he never seems to win any competitions.

4. Nevertheless: means “in spite of that” or “however”

• I don’t really like the movie. Nevertheless, I think the acting is excellent.
• The weather was terrible. Nevertheless, we had a great time on our vacation.

5. Despite: means “even though” or “regardless of”

• Despite the rain, the game still went on as planned.
• She continued to work despite feeling sick.

6. Whereas: indicates a contrast between two things or ideas

• I love pizza, whereas my sister prefers sushi.
• The company’s profits increased, whereas its expenses decreased.

7. But: indicates a contrast or exception to what has been said previously

• He’s a good driver, but he’s always getting into accidents.
• I love chocolate, but I try to limit how much I eat.

8. On the other hand: introduces an alternative viewpoint or contrasting idea

• I don’t really like spicy food. On the other hand, my friend loves it.
• The new policy may be good for the environment, but on the other hand, it could be bad for the economy.

Cause and Effect: Words and phrases that show a cause-and-effect relationship between ideas.

Examples: Because, as a result, since, therefore, consequently, so, thus.

1. Because: introduces the reason for something

• I’m not going to the party because I have to work tonight.
• The concert was canceled because of the weather.

2. As a result: indicates the outcome or consequence of something

• I didn’t study for the exam, so as a result, I failed.
• The company didn’t meet its sales targets, and as a result, it had to lay off employees.

3. Since: means “because” or “as a result of”

• Since it’s snowing, we’re going to stay inside and watch movies.
• He’s been studying hard since he wants to get into a good college.

4. Therefore: indicates a logical conclusion or result

• The roads are icy, therefore it’s not safe to drive.
• We didn’t have enough ingredients to make lasagna, therefore we decided to make spaghetti instead.

5. Consequently: means “as a result” or “therefore”

• The company didn’t invest in new technology, and consequently, it fell behind its competitors.
• I didn’t have enough money to pay for rent, consequently, I had to borrow some from my friend.

6. So: indicates a consequence or conclusion

• I’m tired, so I’m going to bed early tonight.
• The traffic was terrible, so I was late to the meeting.

7. Thus: indicates a logical conclusion or result

• We didn’t have enough time to finish the project, thus we had to ask for an extension.
• The study showed that exercise reduces stress, thus regular exercise is recommended for people with high-stress levels.

Time: Words and phrases that show time relationships between ideas.

Examples: After, before, during, while, until, next, then, and finally.

1. After I finish my work, I’m going to the gym.
2. Before we start the meeting, let’s review the agenda.
3. During the concert, the audience was captivated by the singer’s voice.
4. While I was studying for my exam, my roommate was watching TV.
5. Until the rain stops, we’ll have to stay inside.
6. Next, we’re going to discuss the budget for the project.
7. Then, we can decide on the best course of action.
8. Finally, after months of hard work, we completed the project.

Sequence: Words and phrases that show the order of events.

Examples: First, second, third, then, next, finally, subsequently, and afterward.

1. First, let’s gather all the necessary equipment.
2. Second, we need to review the safety procedures.
3. Third, we can begin the experiment.
4. Then, we’ll record our observations.
5. Next, we’ll analyze the data we collected.
6. Finally, we’ll draw our conclusions and write our report.
7. Subsequently, we can present our findings to the class.
8. Afterward, we can answer any questions they may have.

Example: Words and phrases that provide examples to support an idea.

Examples: For instance, for example, such as, namely, in particular.

1. For instance, I enjoy outdoor activities like hiking and camping.
2. For example, some common fruits include apples, bananas, and oranges.
3. Such as dogs, cats, and rabbits are common household pets.
4. Namely, the four basic arithmetic operations are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
5. In particular, I am interested in studying marine biology.

Emphasis: Words and phrases that emphasize a point or idea.

Examples: Indeed, certainly, in fact, without a doubt, clearly, obviously, undoubtedly.

1. Indeed, the new policy will have a significant impact on our operations.
2. Clearly, there is a need for more resources to address this issue.
3. Undoubtedly, her experience and expertise make her the best candidate for the job.
4. Absolutely, we need to take immediate action to prevent further damage.
5. In fact, studies show that regular exercise can improve mental health.
6. Without a doubt, the team’s hard work and dedication led to their success.
7. Frankly, I find your behavior unacceptable and disrespectful.
8. Honestly, I have to say that I don’t agree with your decision.
9. Needless to say, safety should always be our top priority.
10. It goes without saying that honesty is the foundation of any successful relationship.

Using connectors in your writing or speaking can make your ideas clearer and more organized. They help to create a cohesive and logical flow of information and improve the overall effectiveness of your communication.

FAQs

1. What are examples of connectors in English?

Here are some easy examples of connectors in English:
1. And – I like pizza and pasta.
2. But – I want to go but I’m busy.
3. Or – Do you want tea or coffee?
4. Because – She is happy because she passed the test.
5. So – It was raining, so we stayed inside.
6. Therefore – He was sick, therefore he stayed home.
7. However – I was tired, however, I kept working.
8. Although – Although it was cold, we went outside.
9. If – If you help me, I will help you.
10. Yet – She was tired, yet she kept running.

2. What are the 12 logical connectors?

Here are 12 logical connectors:
1. And – Adds things together.
2. But – Shows a difference.
3. Or – Gives a choice.
4. Because – Gives a reason.
5. So – Shows a result.
6. Therefore – Shows a conclusion.
7. However – Shows a different idea.
8. Although – Shows a contrast.
9. If – Shows a condition.
10. Yet – Adds an unexpected idea.
11. Meanwhile – Shows something happening at the same time.
12. In addition – Adds more information.

3. What are simple connectors?

Simple connectors are words that link ideas together. Here are some easy examples:
1. And – Adds things together.
Example: I like apples and oranges.
2. But – Shows a difference.
Example: I am tired, but I will work.
3. Or – Gives a choice.
Example: Do you want juice or water?
4. So – Shows a result.
Example: It’s raining, so I’ll stay inside.
5. Because – Gives a reason.
Example: I’m happy because I got a gift.

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Лексика по теме «Транспорт» (Transport)

 

ENGLISH	ПЕРЕВОД
transport	транспорт
breakdown	авария
buddy seat	коляска мотоцикла
cabstand	стоянка такси
helmet	каска, шлем
crossroad	перекресток
garage	автомастерская
highway	шоссе
main	магистраль
passenger compartment	салон авто
park	парковка
parking place	стоянка
pedestrian	пешеход
ring road	кольцевая дорога
refuelling	автозаправка
sidewallk	тротуар
station	станция
stowaway	пассажир без билета
traffic lights	светофор
transit	транзит
vehicle	транспортное средство
overland transport	наземный транспорт
automobile	автомобиль
bulldozer	бульдозер
bus	автобус
catafalque	катафалк
combine harvester	комбайн зерновой
dust-cart	мусоровоз
exavator	экскаватор
express train	экспресс
jeep	джип
kar	кар
landrover	вездеход
loader	погрузчик
lorry	грузовик
Metro	метро
motor bike	мопед
motorcycle	мотоцикл
petrol tanker	бензовоз
push-cycle	самокат
taxi	такси
tram	трамвай
trolley bus	троллейбус
truck	грузовик
undeground	метрополитен
components	детали
boot	багажник
brake	тормоз
bumper	бампер
cab	кабина
carburettor	карбюратор
chassis	шасси
cowling	капот
gas tank	бак для горючего
ignition	зажигание
iner tube	камера колеса
motor	мотор
pedal	педаль
piston	поршень
quater lights	форточка в автомобиле
rear wheel	колесо заднее
shock-absorber	армотизатор
speedometer	спидометр
trunk	багажник
tyre	шина
wheel	колесо, руль
body	кузов
cabriolet	кабриолет
hatch-back	хетчбек
jeep	джип
limousine	лимузин
sedan	седан
van	фургон
universal	универсал
railway	железная дорога
barrier	шлагбаум
berth	плацкарт
car	вагон
compartment	купе
diesel locomotive	тепловоз
electric locomotive	электровоз
electrotrain	электропоезд
hand car	дрезина
local train	пригородный поезд
locomotive	локомотив
platform	платформа
semaphore	семафор
steam locomotive	паровоз
suburban train	электричка
switch	стрелка
track	рейсовый путь
tram	трамвай
train	поезд
marine	флот
anchor	якорь
aqualung	акваланг
bay	бухта
buoy	буй
cable	цепь якорная
canvas	паруса
compartment	отсек
deck	палуба
harbor	гавань
hold	трюм
jetty	пристань
mast	мачта
master	капитан
moorage	причал
overboat	за борт
rostrum	нос корабля
scull	весло
seafaring	мореплавание
shipping	судоходство
skin-diver	аквалангист
sluice	шлюз
stern	корма
water craft	суда, лодки
boat	шлюпка
dinghy	моторная лодка
ferry	паром
icebreaker	ледокол
raft	плот
sailer	парусник
steamship	пароход
steam-ship	теплоход
tanker	танкер
tow	буксир
yacht	яхта
aviation	авиация
aerobus	аэробус
airplane (plane)	самолет
hang-glider	дельтаплан
helicopter	вертолет
undercarriage	шасси

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Лексика по теме «Строительство» (Construction)

 

Русский термин	English Term
арка	arch
архитектура	architecture
ацетон	acetone
балка, брус	beam; girder
батарея (отопления)	radiator
бетон	concrete
бетономешалка	concrete mixer
болт	bolt; screw-bolt
булыжник	cobble; cobblestone; sett
бульдозер	bulldozer; dozer
ведро	bucket; pail
веранда	veranda(h); gallery
верстак	workbench
вертикальный	vertical; perpendicular
верхний свет	skylight; fanlight
взрыв	explosion; burst
влага	moisture; wet; damp
влажность	humidity; humidness; dampness; moistness
водосточная канава	gutter; trough
ворота	gate
гайка	nut; screw-nut
газосварка	gas welding
галогеновая лампа	halogen bulb
гипс	plaster; gypsum
гипсокартон	gypsum plasterboard
грохот	grate; grating
грузовик	truck (AmE); lorry (BrE)
грунтовка	primer
дверь	door
демонтаж	dismantling
дерево	wood
дизайн	design
дом	house; building
доска	board
древесина	lumber; timber
дрель	drill
дренаж	drain; drainage
дуга	bow; arc
душ	shower
дымоход	smokestack; stack
дыра	hole
дюбель	dowel; dowel pin; joggle
железобетон	reinforced concrete
жилье	housing; lodging; living accommodations
забор	fence; fencing
заклепка	rivet
замазка	putty
запорный кран	stopcock; cock; turncock
засов	bar
здание	building
известь	lime; calcium hydroxide; calcium hydrate; lime hydrate
изоляция	insulation; detachment
инженер	engineer
инструмент	tool
интерьер	inside; interior
ипотека	mortgage
кабель	cable; line; transmission line
каменщик	bricklayer
камин	fireplace
канифоль	rosin; resin
карниз	eaves
каска, шлем	helmet
квартира	flat (BrE); apartment (AmE)
кирпич	brick
киянка	mallet
клапан	valve
клей	glue; adhesive (material / agent)
клейстер	paste
ковёр	carpet; rug; carpeting
коврик	mat
колодец	well
колонна	column; pillar
компрессор	compressor
кондиционер	air conditioner
контейнер	container
контракт	contract
контроль	supervision; supervising; superintendence; oversight
котлован	ditch; trench
кран (подъемный)	crane
краска	paint; colouring material
крыша	roof
кувалда	sledgehammer
лак	lacquer
ламинат	laminate
леса	scaffold
лестница	stairway; staircase
лестница (стремянка)	ladder
линолеум	linoleum; lino
лист	sheet; plate
лифт	elevator (AmE); lift (BrE)
лопата	shovel; spade
люстра	chandelier
маляр	painter
маркиза	marchioness
мастерок	trowel
материал	material
мешок	sack; bag
мозаика	mosaic
молоток	hammer
монтаж	mounting; assembly
мост	bridge
мостовая	pavement
навес	awning; sunshade; sunblind
наклон	tilt; lean
насос	pump
настил	floor(ing)
натяжной потолок	suspended ceiling
наблюдение (видео)	surveillance
негорючий	noncombustible; incombustible
носильщик	carrier; bearer; porter
обои	wallpaper
огнеупорный	fireproof
ограждение	barrier
опора	support
освещение	lighting; illumination
отверстие	hole; opening
оттенок	hue; shade
офис	(business) office
паз	socket
панель управления	control / instrument panel / board
пассаж	arcade
паяльник	soldering-iron
паять (=припой)	solder
передний фасад	facade; frontage; frontal
передняя часть	front; forepart
переключатель	(electric(al)) switch
перила	bannister; banister; balustrade; balusters; handrail
петля	hinge; flexible joint
план	plan; program; programme
планка	plank
пластиковая панель	plastic panel
плесень	mold; mould; mildew
плита (на кухне)	cooker; stove
плита (пластина)	plate
плитка (кафельная)	tile
плотность	density; denseness
поворот	bend; crook; twist; turn
подпочва	subsoil; undersoil
подрядчик	contractor
подъезд	porch
половица	board; plank
полочка	ledge; shelf
поперечина (балка)	crossbeam
порог	threshold; limen
порошок	powder
поставщик	supplier; provider
потолок	ceiling
почва	ground; land; soil
предельный (по срокам)	deadline
приспособление	device
прихожая	hall; anteroom; antechamber; entrance hall; foyer; lobby; vestibule
проводимость	conduction; conductivity; conductance
проводник	conductor
проект (графический)	design
прораб	foreman
прямоугольный параллелепипед	cuboid
пузырь	bubble
пыль	dust
пьедестал	pedestal; plinth; footstall
расписание	schedule
расстановка	layout
рейка	railing; rail; lath
розетка	socket
ротонда	rotunda
рулетка (мерная лента)	tape-measure
сальник	gasket
сварка	welding
свая	pile
сверло	bore bit; borer; rock drill; stone drill
светодиод	light-emitting diode (LED); luminodiode
светодиодный	LED
свод	arch
сетка	grid
силикон	silicone
сито	sieve; screen
сифон	siphon; syphon
скат	ramp; incline
склон	gradient; slope
слой	coating; coat
слуховое окно	dormer; dormer window
смесь	mixture; blend; premix
снос	demolition
соглашение, договор	agreement; contract
сосуд	vessel
спецовка	boilersuit
ссуда	loan
ставень	shutter
сталь	steel
статика	statics
стекло	glass
стекольщик	glass cutter; glass-cutter; glassworker; glazier; glazer
стол	table
столб	post; column; pillar
стремя	stirrup; stirrup iron
строитель	construction worker
строительные леса	scaffolding; staging
строительный раствор	mortar
стройка	construction (site)
стропило	rafter
стык	joint
субподрядчик	subcontractor
техническое обслуживание	care; maintenance; upkeep
толщина	thickness
тоннель	tunnel
трещина	rip; rent; snag; split; tear
тротуар	walkway; sidewalk; pavement
труба (для воды и т. д.)	pipe
труба (дымохода)	chimney
трубопровод	pipeline
уборная (туалет)	toilet; lavatory; bathroom; water closet; closet; W.C.; loo
уровень	level
установка	installation; installment
утварь	implement
фанера	plywood; plyboard
фонарь (крупный)	lantern
форма для отливки	mold; mould; cast
фунгициды	antifungal (agent); fungicide; antimycotic (agent)
фундамент	foundation
цемент	cement
чаша	goblet
чердак	loft; attic; garret
черепица	tile
шпатель	spatula
шпатлевка	putty; filler
шланг	hose; hosepipe
штукатурка	stucco
щеколда	latch
экскаватор	(power) shovel; excavator; digger
электрик	electrician; line(s)man
эмаль	enamel
энергосберегающая лампа	energy-saving lamp
этаж	floor (BrE); stor(e)y (AmE)

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