GENERAL MEANING CONJUNCTIONS ADVERBIAL PREPOSITIONAL

CONNECTORS PHRASES
COORDINATING SUBORDINATING

NEUTRAL FORMAL NEUTRAL FORMAL NEUTRAL FORMAL NEUTRAL FORMAL

ADDITION and in addition Moreover

also Furthermore
... too Also
Besides

ALTERNATIVES or nor if ... as well

(or) else whether Alternatively
either ... or
neither ... nor

CONTRAST Surprising but yet Yet However

facts not only ... Still Nevertheless
but also Even so
all the same

Opposite while whereas On the other In contrast in spite of despite

facts hand
On the
contrary

CONCESSION Yet, Though Although though

Even though even
Even if so

RESULTS so (and) so Therefore

such a ... that As a result Consequently
Thus
Accordingly
REASON Because since Because of Due to
Cause and effect As for Thanks to Owing to
(positive) On account
of

PURPOSE so that for fear that

so as to
in order that
in order to

CONDITION If on condition
unless that
so/as long as given that
Provided that
seeing that

SAME TIME when(ever) Meanwhile

while
now (that)

EARLIER TIME Before

until

LATER TIME after Soon

since Then
After(wards)

JUST AFTER once whereupon

immediately
that
as soon as