Connectors and Linking Words mind maps

Connectors and linking words mind maps

These user-made maps organize linking words in different ways. English Connectors groups expressions by their purpose, including adding information, comparing and giving examples. Concession clauses focuses on expressions such as although and despite, while linkers brings together words for purpose, reason, result and contrast.

Study with a map

Start with English Connectors if you want an overview of several kinds of link. Follow one branch at a time and note how the words in it relate to ideas in a sentence. Then cover the branch and try to recall some expressions that fit its purpose.

For a closer look at contrast, compare that branch with Discourse Markers, which includes words such as although, while and however. When you want to check your choices in context, switch to a quiz on the unit page. Choose a map and follow a branch that interests you.