Sentence connectors are used to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences.
| 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. |
Types of sentence connectors are:
- Sentence Connectors: Opposition
- Sentence Connectors: Cause / Effect
- Sentence Connectors: Comparison
- Sentence Connectors: Contrast
- Sentence Connectors: Condition
SENTENCE CONNECTORS 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. |
SENTENCE CONNECTORS SHOWING CAUSE/ EFFECT
| Type of Connector | Connector(s) | Examples |
| Coordinating conjunctions | for (cause), so (effect) | Professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient, for their positions are at times rather stressful. |
| Subordinating conjunctions | because, since | Since high level positions are at times rather stressful, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient. |
| Conjunctive adverbs | therefore, as a result, consequently | High level positions are at times rather stressful; therefore, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient. |
| Prepositions | because of, due to, as a result of | Due to the stressful nature of high level positions, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient. |
SENTENCE CONNECTORS 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. |
SENTENCE CONNECTORS 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. |
SENTENCE CONNECTORS 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. |
(SOURCE: ESL.ABOUT.COM)
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