Connectors

Connectors

1. Copulative connectors

   • The copulative connectors in English have the function of joining two events, but they can also serve to contrast them, as well as balance them at the level of importance.
     • And = y
     • Both… and = tanto… como
     • Not only… but also = no solo… sino también
     • Not only… but… as well = no solo… sino…también
     • No sooner… than = apenas…cuando
     • I love hamburguers and hot dogs

2. Disjunctive connectors

   • They serve to give one or more alternatives to the idea proposed by the previous sentence. In some cases they also express circumstance, that is, they mention the fact that it may occur if another event is not fulfilled.
     • Or: o Either… or = o… o Neither… nor = no… ni Wether… or = si… o Or else = o sino Otherwise = de otro modo

3. Adversative connectors

   • They serve to oppose a difficulty to the situation presented above.
     • But = pero However = sin embargo Nonetheless/nevertheless = sin embargo Yet/even s0 = aun así, sin embargo Still: sin embargo Instead = en su lugar, en lugar de ello Whereas/while = mientras que On the contrary = por lo contrario On the other hand = por otro lado In other matters = por otro lado Nor = ni Notwithstanding = a pesar de que.
       • I want to go to the party, but it´s raining

4. Causal connectors

   • Because = porque Because of = debido a For = porque Since = puesto que As = puesto que Due to/owing to = debido a In order to = para/con tal de By means of = por medio de For lack of = por falta de
     • She is crying because she fell on her bike

5. Conditional connectors

   • Conditional connectors in English are used to express a condition. They are used to unite two ideas so that one depends on the satisfactory result or not of the other. They can express specific cases or more general truths.
     • if/whether = si Unless: a menos que Provided/providing/as long as = siempre que, mientras in case = en caso de que
       • If ypu go to New York, you might love it

6. What are they?

   • The connectors are words or groups of words whose main function is to establish some kind of relationship between the sentences that are part of a text. Depending on the type of connector we use, we will give a certain meaning to our text. That is, if we change the connector, we will give it a totally different meaning.