Tuesdays with Morrie Test tomorrow!
(here's the handout we used today)
CONNECTING WORDS
English 10 – Mr. Pfeiffer
Become familiar with the three groups of connecting words that may
come between clauses so that you can avoid run-together sentences and
fragments.
GROUP 1:
These words require only a comma in front of them when they
connect two sentences.
And nor
But yet
For so
Or
Example:
GROUP II:
These words require a semi-colon in front of them, or a period and
a capital letter.
Also likewise therefore
Consequently
moreover then
Furthermore
nevertheless thus
However
otherwise nonetheless
For
example for
instance in this case
Of
course certainly in
addition
On
the other hand in
contrast initially
As a result it is true that
for example
Example:
GROUP III:
These words usually signal a dependent clause. Use a comma after a dependent clause if it
comes at the beginning of a sentence.
After in order that where
Although since wherever
Though that whether
As so
that
which
As if
unless whichever
Because
until while
Before what who
How
whatever
whom
If
when whose
Even if whenever
Example:
