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Common connective words
[edit | edit source]Two sentences can be related to each other in different ways, e.g.
- by relative pronouns
- by conjunctions
- by adverbs
- by adverbial, verbal or conjunctive expressions
Below are a number of common connective terms
Dutch | English | Topic | Type |
---|---|---|---|
also | Addition | adverb | |
and | Addition | conjunction | |
and then | Addition | conjunctive expression | |
besides | Addition | adverb | |
besides that | Addition | adverb | |
furthermore | Addition | adverb, adjective | |
likewise | Addition | adverb | |
both ... and | Addition | conjunctive expression | |
not only ... but also | Addition | conjunctive expression | |
similarly | Addition | adverbial expression | |
too | Addition | adverb | |
after that | Sequence | adverb | |
afterwards | Sequence | adverb | |
earlier | Sequence | adverb, adjective | |
later | Sequence | adverb, adjective | |
firstly | Sequence | adverbial expression | |
following that | Sequence | adverb, adjective | |
initially | Sequence | adverb, adjective | |
secondly | Sequence | adverbial expression | |
then | Sequence | adverb | |
to begin with | Sequence | verbal expression | |
admittedly | Consequence | adverb | |
as a result | Consequence | adverb | |
eventually | Consequence | adverb, adjective | |
in that case | Consequence | adverbial expression | |
it follows that | Consequence | phrase | |
so, thus | Consequence | adverb | |
then, than | Consequence | adverb | |
therefore | Consequence | adverb | |
alternatively | Contrast | conjunctive expression | |
although | Contrast | conjunction | |
but | Contrast | conjunction | |
compared with | Contrast | participial expression | |
despite that | Contrast | adverb | |
even when | Contrast | conjunctive expression | |
however | Contrast | adverb | |
if not | Contrast | adverb | |
in contrast tot | Contrast | prepositional expression | |
in spite of | Contrast | preposition | |
nonetheless | Contrast | adverb | |
on the contrary | Contrast | adverbial expression | |
otherwise | Contrast | adverb | |
rather | Contrast | adverb | |
yet | Contrast | adverb | |
whereas | Contrast | conjunction | |
certainly | Certainty | adverb | |
obviously | Certainty | adverb | |
of course | Certainty | adverb, adjective | |
simply | Certainty | adverb | |
undoubtedly | Certainty | adverb | |
if | Condition | conjunction | |
depending on | Condition | prepositional expression | |
provided that | Condition | conjunction | |
so that | Condition | conjunction | |
unless | Condition | conjunction | |
whether | Condition | conjunction | |
it consists of | Definition | phrase | |
it means that | Definition | phrase | |
That is | Definition | phrase | |
for example, for instance | Example | adverb | |
just as | Example | conjunctive expression | |
in particular | Example | adverbial expression | |
namely | Example | adverb | |
such as | Example | conjunction | |
to illustratie | Example | adverbial expression | |
as | Reason | conjunction | |
because | Reason | conjunction | |
in other words | Reason | adverbial expression | |
owing to | Reason | prepositional expression | |
since | Reason | conjunction | |
the reason why | Reason | nominal expression | |
as | Time | conjunction | |
as soon as | Time | conjunction | |
at the moment | Time | adverbial expression | |
before | Time | adverb | |
just as | Time | conjunctive expression | |
meanwhile | Time | adverb | |
meanwhile | Time | adverb | |
since | Time | preposition | |
until | Time | conjunction | |
when | Time | conjunction, adverb | |
whenever | Time | conjunctive expression | |
finally | Conclusion | adverb | |
to conclude | Conclusion | adverbial expression | |
in short | Conclusion | adverb | |
to sum up | Conclusion | adverb, adjective | |
to recapitulate | Conclusion | adverb | |
to sum up | Conclusion | adverb |