Logical Connectors in English

📋 Course Outline

1. Purpose of Logical Connectors
2. Five Connector Families
3. Connector Position and Punctuation
4. French Translation Traps
5. Clauses and Noun Phrases
6. Applied Examples and Presentation

📖 1. Purpose of Logical Connectors

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Logical connector : a word or expression that explains the relationship between two ideas, such as addition, contrast, cause, consequence, or chronology

💡 Memory Hook

No connector → the listener must guess the relationship.

📖 2. Five Connector Families

📝 Essential Points

• The five connector families are:

  • addition
  • contrast
  • reason
  • result
  • order

• Addition connectors include:

  • and
  • also
  • in addition
  • moreover

• Contrast connectors include:

  • but
  • however
  • although
  • despite
  • whereas

• Reason connectors include “because,” “as,” and “since,” while result connectors include “so,” “therefore,” and “that is why.”

💡 Memory Hook

ACRRO: Addition, Contrast, Reason, Result, Order.

📖 3. Connector Position and Punctuation

📝 Essential Points

• The connectors “and,” “but,” “so,” and “because” remain inside one sentence between two parts.