31058 chart of sentence connectors

SENTENCE CONNECTORS
S V, coordinator S V .

S V. Transition, S V.
S V; transition, S V.
[Also possible:

Subordinator S V, S V
S V subordinator S V.

Prep + np, S V.
S V prep + np.

S V. S, transition, V
S V. S V, transition. ]
TIME
. Meanwhile,
. In the meantime,
. Afterwards,
. Beforehand,

, but

, yet
(, but)

While

After
Before
Once

SIMPLE CONTRAST
. However,
While
. On the other hand,
Whereas
. In contrast,
CONCESSIVE CONTRAST
. Nonetheless,
Although
. Nevertheless,
Even though
(. However, )
Though
Despite the fact that
In spite of the fact that

During event
After noun phrase
Before noun phrase

Unlike noun phrase

Despite noun phrase
In spite of noun phrase

Cause / Effect
, so
, for

Therefore,

Thus,
Hence,

Because / Since / As
Now that
Inasmuch as
In view of the fact that
Due to the fact that
On the grounds that
Adding info

Because of noun phrase
Due to noun phrase
As a result of noun phrase
In view of noun phrase


,and
, nor (+ hv + S + mv…)
e.g. , nor does he want…
, nor have they tried…

In addition,
Moreover,
Furthermore,

In addition to noun phrase

conditionals
,or

Otherwise,

If
Unless

In case of noun phrase
In the event that*

EMPHASIS
On the contrary,
As a matter of fact,
In fact,
Actually,

*Be careful with “In the event that…” British English has a similar phrase with a different meaning: In British English, “In the
event” means “In the end” or “Eventually.” It signals the conclusion to a story.
For example, British people would say…
“He worked for years to find the right formula. In the event, he was able to accomplish his goal by teaming up with other scientists.”

The phrase on this chart is different. It means “if.” It names an event that could happen + a contingency plan.
“In the event that it rains, the picnic will be canceled.”

For example,