Have Fun With Connectors!

Sentence Connectors	Example
To show similarity Similarly  Likewise	My two uncles have opened a business in Kuala Lumpur. Similarly, I will open one after my studies. She was late and I, likewise was delayed.
To show contrast On the other hand In contrast However Nevertheless Despite that / this Instead  Although	Ali worked hard. On the other hand/ in contrast / however, Halim hardly did any work at all. Mr and Mrs Kana are old, nevertheless they are still very active. Ahmad did not answer. Instead, he looked out of the taxi window. Although Kim Long sprained his ankle, he came to school.
To show result As a consequence For this reason Therefore As a result Consequently Hence Thus Because of this	He passed his examination. Therefore / Thus / Hence / Accordingly / Consequently, he had some good news to tell his parents.  He lacks motivation to practise music. Therefore, he can't become a good musician.  Living in a big city offers good job opportunities. Also, it provides good educational opportunities.
To show addition / listing Moreover  Besides Also In addition Furthermore First / first of all / firstly/ to begin with Secondly Thirdly	Ali plays football. Moreover/ Besides/ Also, he plays tennis. Mei Mei writes short stories. In addition, she writes articles for a newspaper.  To complete his homework, Jack went through various history books. Furthermore, he took notes from several encyclopedias.  I prefer to buy fruit and vegetables in the open market because they are quite cheap there. Besides, they are much fresher than those sold at the greengrocers’. Owning a car has some advantages. Firstly, it gives you comfort. Secondly, it saves you a lot of time. Thirdly, it gives you great freedom of movement.
To show time Afterwards First ….then At first In the meantime Meanwhile	I read the morning papers for a while. Afterwards, I took a shower. First pick up the receiver and then insert a coin into the coin-box.  At first, I had great difficulty with grammar. Later, however , I was able to overcome the difficulty by studying hard.  The party is on Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.  They'll be here soon. Meanwhile, let's have coffee.
To show example For example For instance	There are many uses of water, for example,  drinking, cooking, irrigation and running industrial plants.
To explain In other words	The brochure dealt with travelling in Morocco. That is/In other words/Namely, it discussed transportation, currency, and language.
To show negative condition …or else Otherwise	You should stop teasing the poor little boy, or else, I’ll tell your mother of your act. You must study hard. Otherwise, you’ll fail.

Please accept my apology for the extra box up here. I have tried so hard to delete it but it seems to stay there forever. Hahaha never mind.

Alhamdulillah today we are going to have iftar with all Cohort 4 members and lecturers at Seoul Garden in Aeon Kinta City,Perak.But what excite me more is I am going back on 1st July for Raya Celebration!Can't wait to meet my family members and eat my mum's cook.Besides,my sister is coming back from Egypt today!Have a safe flight dear sister :) 

P/S : Will I celebrate Raya in Malaysia or US next year? :O