GRAMMAR CHART: Connectors and Transition Words

for Cohesion

Connectors and Transition Words for Cohesion

Connectors are words and
expressions that connect two ideas in a
sentence or combine two sentences.

1. Use and to connect ideas or to
combine sentences that are similar or
that give extra information.
The right level of stress can make you
feel stronger and more energetic.
The right level of stress can make you
feel stronger, and it can make you feel
more energetic.

2. Use but to connect ideas or to Getting married is a happy but

combine sentences that are contrasting stressful event.
or opposite.

3. Use a comma before and or but to Getting married is a happy event, but it
connect two complete sentences. Do can also cause stress.
not use a comma to connect two ideas
in the same sentence.
Transitions are words and phrases
that show the relationship between
ideas in paragraphs. They are often at
the beginning of a sentence and
followed by a comma.

1. Use also, in addition, or moreover The right level of stress can make you
to add information or build on ideas feel stronger. Also, / In addition, /
from the previous sentence. The Moreover, it can make you feel more
meaning is similar to and. energetic.

2. Use however or on the other hand Getting married is a happy event.

to contrast information. The meaning is However, / On the other hand, it is
similar to but. also a big change, so it causes stress.

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