• Sequence connectors 

are used to link opinions from

one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs
coherence. Connectors help us organize the events of
the beginning, middle and end of a story.
First.
Firstly.
​Once.
Once upon a time.
One day.
To begin with.
• First, I went to the barber shop.
• Once they finished their meals, they
hopped into the bus.
• Once upon a time, there was a sweet
little girl.
• One day, she went to the river with her
friends.
• After.
• ​After a while.
• After that.
• Afterward.
• Also.
• And.
• ​As. 
• As soon as.
• ​Before.
• Later.
• Moreover.
• ​Next.
• The moment.
• Then.
• When.
• They were tired after playing so many
matches last weekend.
• But after a while I noticed things.
• We went to the movies and after
that out for ice cream.
• My mom found a recipe on the
Internet. Afterward, she went to the
supermarket to buy the ingredients.
All of sudden.

But then.

Suddenly.

Unexpectedly.
• He showed up all of a
sudden without any invitation.
• For years my family used to ride
a bicycle, but then they bought
a car.
• Suddenly, we heard a strange
noise.
• Unexpectedly, the children in
the bedroom started crying.
 At the By the
After all. At last.
end. end.

​Eventually. In the end. Finally. Lastly.

• She talked during the whole meeting.
• She was cooking while the baby was sleeping.
• I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.
• At last, she passed the exam.
• He scored a goal at the end of the match.