CONNECTORS OF REASON

CONNECTOR/
CONJUNCTION

BECAUSE OF (preposition)

DUE TO

AS A RESULT OF

CONNECTORS OF
CONNECTOR/
CONJUNCTION

ALTHOUGH

EVEN THOUGH

DESPITE

IN SPITE OF

CONNECTORS OF PURPOSE
CONNECTOR/
CONJUNCTION

IN ORDER TO

SO (THAT)

ALTERNATIVE
CONNECTOR/
CONJUNCTION
Instead of
 CONNECTORS OF REASON (CAUSE AND EFFEC
PLACE IN A SENTENCE

FOLLOWED BY A NOUN, A NOUN PHRASE, A PRONOUN OR A GERUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SENTENCE.
E.g. • I am late because of the traffic
FOLLOWED BY A NOUN, A NOUN PHRASE, A PRONOUN OR A GERUND, ALSO AFTER THE VERB TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SENTENCE
( is an adjective, which means it can only modify pronouns and nouns according to the purest English grammar rules.)
E.g. This message was interrupted here, due to an incident.
AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE OR AT THE END.
E.g. His health has deteriorated as a result of his detention. (JULIAN ASSANGE-WAS THE FOUNDER OF WIKILEAKS)

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST
PLACE IN A SENTENCE

BEGINNING OF FIRST CLAUSE, CLAUSE IS FOLLOWED BY A COMMA / BEGINNING OF SECOND CLAUSE, NO COMMA
E.g. Unfortunately, nobody is listening now, although this is very important.
BEGINNING OF FIRST CLAUSE, CLAUSE IS FOLLOWED BY A COMMA / BEGINNING OF SECOND CLAUSE, NO COMMA
E.g. Even though you lost, you get a nice consolation prize.

BEGINNING OF FIRST OR SECOND CLAUSE, FOLLOWED BY A GERUND PHRASE, NOUN PHRASE, OR THE FACT THAT
E.g. Despite what she says, this trip will be fun
BEGINNING OF FIRST OF SECOND CLAUSE, FOLLOWED BY A GERUND PHRASE, NOUN PHRASE, OR THE FACT THAT
E.g. In spite of what she says, this trip will be fun
CONNECTORS OF PURPOSE

More common before stative verbs like: be, have, know, appear, seem, understand, etc.
E.g. She left work early in order to be at home with the children.
I DID THIS PRESENTATION IN ORDER TO SHOW YOU THE CONNECTORS

It is normally followed by modal such as can or will.

E.g. I am saving money so that I can buy a new car.
I´M FOLLOWING A HEALTHY DIET SO (THAT), I WILL BE THIN

ALTERNATIVE
E.G.

If your microphone doesn´t work, you can write instead of speaking

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SPANISH

A CAUSA DE, POR CULPA DE, POR ESTA RAZÓN

DEBIDO A, GRACIAS A, POR ESTA CAUSA

COMO RESULTADO DE, A RAIZ DE, COMO CONSECUENCIA DE

SPANISH

AUNQUE, INCLUSO SI, A PESAR DE QUE, SI BIEN

A PESAR DE QUE

A PESAR DE, PESE A

A PESAR DEL HECHO DE QUE

SPANISH

Para (mostrar, para ser, para estar, para parecer etc…)

Así que, por lo tanto

SPANISH

En lugar de