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AS Level Connectives
Connectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| D'une part | On the one hand |
| D'autre part | On the other hand |
| D'abord | First of all |
| Premièrement | First |
| Apres | After |
| ensuite | then |
| de plus | moreover |
| puis | then |
| enfin | finally |
| mais | but |
| cependant/pourtsnt | yet,however |
| néanmoins/toutefois | nevertheless,however |
| par ailleurs | besides |
| par contre/en revanche | yet, however |
| malgré | despite |
| tandis que/alors que | while |
| même si | even if |
| en effet | indeed |
| par example/comme | for example, such as |
| c’est à dire | that is to say |
| donc/ainsi/alors | so,thus,so |
| par conséquent | as a consequence |
| c'est pourquoi | that is why |
| tellement (+adj/adv) que | so happy that |
| voila pourquoi | this is why |
| parce que/car | because |
| puisque | since |
| comme | as |
| de ce fait/en raison de/a cause de | because of |
| en ce moment | at that moment |
| de nos jours | nowadays |
| maintenant | now |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| autrefois | in the past |
| avant | before |
| quand/lorsque | when |
| personellement | personally |
| à mon avis | in my opinion |
| en ce qui me concerne | it is my concern that |
| pour ce qui est de | in terms of |
| en ce qui concerne | as far...is concerned |
| a propos de | in proposal of |