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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Sentence Connectors 4

 Contrast
a.   Direct Opposition
§  Ali worked hard. On the other hand/In contrast/ However, Okan hardly did any work at all.
§  Metin is lazy. However, his brother is quite diligent (=hard working).
§  George is an optimist. In contrast/However/, Bill is a pessimist.
§  Extroverts love crowds. In contrast, introverts prefer solitude.

§  Six is more than five; conversely, five is less than six.
b. Denial of Expectation (Unexpected result)
§  She studied diligently for several months. Nevertheless/However/Yet/Nonetheless, she failed.
§  George is very handsome. Yet, he is not popular with girls.
§  My uncle is 70 years old now. Nonetheless, he maintains his interest in legal matters.
§  It's raining. Even so, we must go out.






























Result
§  He passed his exams. Therefore/Thus/Hence/Accordingly/Consequently, he had some good news to tell his parents.
§  Professor Brown is an outstanding scientist. Hence, he is highly respected.
§  He has been studying hard for a long time. Thus, he has made considerable progress.
§  He lacks self-confidence. As a consequence, he is unlikely to be successful.
§  The demand has increased sharply. Accordingly, the prices are higher now.


Addition and Listing

§  Aykut plays football. Moreover/ Besides/ Also, he runs a restaurant.
§  Necla writes short stories, in addition, she writes articles for a newspaper.
§  To prepare his homework, Jack went through various history books. Furthermore, he took notes from several encyclopedias.
§  During her spare time, Ayla practices the piano; in addition, she plays the vio­lin.
§  I prefer to buy fruits and vegetables in the open market because they are quite cheap there. Besides, they are much fresher than fruits and vegetables sold at the greengrocers'.
§  Living in a big city offers good job opportunities. Also, it provides good educa­tional opportunities.
§  All docs not have a gift for music. Moreover, he lacks motivation to practice music. Therefore, he can't become a good musician.
§  Owning a car has some advantages. First (First of all/Firstly/ To begin with), it gives you comfort. Secondly, it saves you a lot of time. Thirdly, it gives you great freedom of movement.
Time
§  I read the morning papers for a while. Afterwards, I took a shower.
§  First pick up the receiver and then insert a coin into the coin-box.
§  At first, I had great difficulty with grammar Later, however , I was able to overcome these difficulties by studying hard.
§  The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
§  They'll be here soon. Meanwhile, let's have coffee.















Exemplification
§  Women generally live longer than men. For instance, in the United States life expectancy for women is 75, while it is 73 for men.
§  Earthquakes can be highly destructive. To illustrate, the earthquake which occurred in Erzincan in 1939 devastated the whole town, killing more than 35,000 people.













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