Paper writting - 2 - Sentence connector/connectives

Sentence connector/connectives

• 连词不一定非得放在句首，也可以放在句中。感觉大部分都是放在句首，放在句首时一般后面加逗号。

  Furthermore, moreover, besides, in addition, further

• 可以用长表达式来替代单个连词。比如furthermore, moreover

Another point is that…

A further consideration is that…

A further point is that…

• In addition to相当于介词，后面接宾语

• On the contrary, in/by contrast, on the other hand

In contrast与by contrast可以互换。In contrast后面可以接to或者是with

On the contrary “正相反”有固定的用法，一般是前面句子否定，后面肯定。

Not X. On the contrary, Y.

On the other hand一般与on the one hand连用。后面的内容与前面既要有呼应，又要有区别。有一定的对比才行，那个while好像也是这样用

• However, nevertheless, nonetheless

However比较通用。后两者带有感情色彩，表示很吃惊

However作副词用时，表示“然而、但是”,可以位于句首、句中和句末；位于句首时,要用逗号与句子其它部分隔开；位于句中时,其前后都要用逗号；位于句末时其前用逗号分开.

• Despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that “虽然，尽管”

Despite, in spite of, not withstanding, regardless of

In view of = considering

• It or this

‘It’ is used to refer to a particular noun, usually a thing or an animal

‘This’ is used to refer back to a whole clause or sentence, i.e., a situation rather than a thing.

It is because / this is because

It is because of sth that…

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常见的连词有however, also, in addition, consequently, afterwards, moreover, furthermore, further, although, unlike, in contrast, similarly, unfortunately, alternatively, parallel results, in order to, so as to, despite, compared with, other results, thus, therefore…

用好连接词能使文章层次清楚，意思明确。

比如叙述有时间顺序的事件或文献，

• 最早的文献可以用AA advocated it for the first time.

• 接下来可用Then BB further demonstrated that.

• 再接下来，可用Afterwards, CC…

• 如果还有，可用More recent studies by DD…