Sentence Connectors

Hello dear students!
Now that you have learned about parts of a paragraph and how an outline can help you organize your ideas, it is time to perfect your paragraph by adding connectors/linking words to your sentences.

Here is a short video with a summary of the most common connectors used in paragraph writing:


I am pretty sure you know about them, don`t you? This is just a reminder so that you try to use them in your paragraphs. Remember that a paragraph is not just a collection of sentences, they need to have a certain flow and logic and linking words are perfect for that. Moreover, they make the text easier for the reader to understand.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

If you want to have some extra practice on connectors, try some of these exercises. They all have answers, so you can study by yourself and check how you are doing. Great, isn`t it?

Exercise 1
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/conjunctions.htm

Exercise 2
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/gc-connectives.html

Exercise 3
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/conj01.html