What Are Connectives?

Connectives are words which link paragraphs and sentences to focus on

time, cause and effect, comparison or addition.

Connectives relate ideas to one another and help to show the logic of the
information.

Connectives are important resources for creating cohesion in texts.

 Types of Connectives
Temporal Connectives
Indicate time or sequence ideas.

Can you name any temporal connectives?

first second next

 Types of Connectives
Causal Connectives
To show cause and effect.

Can you name any causal connectives?

because for so
 Types of Connectives
Additive Connectives
To add information.

Can you name any additive connectives?

also besides furthermore

 Types of Connectives
Comparative Connectives
To compare.

Can you name any comparative connectives?

rather alternatively however

 Types of Connectives
Conditional Connectives
To make conditions or concession.

Can you name any conditional connectives?

yet although regardless

 Types of Connectives
Clarifying Connectives
To give example in fact.

Can you name any clarifying connectives?

For For this In other

example… reason… words…