CONNECTORS AND MODIFIERS
CONNECTOR STRUCTURE FUNCTION TRANSLATION
IN SPITE OF NP / Gerund Contrast / Opp.Ideas A pesar de
DESPITE NP/ Gerund Contrast/ opp. ideas A pesar de
BUT NP / S / Adj Contrast / Opp.ideas Pero / aunque
YET NP / S / Adj Contrast / Opp.ideas Pero
WHEREAS SENTENCE Contrast/ opp.ideas Mientras ( que)
ALTHOUGH SENTENCE Contrast/ opp.ideas Aunque
EVEN THOUGH SENTENCE Contrast / opp.ideas Aunque
WHILE SENTENCE Contrast/ opp.ideas Mientras ( que)
IN SPITE OF THE FACT
THAT
SENTENCE Contrast/opp.ideas A pesar de que
THOUGH SENTENCE Cantrast / opp.ideas Aunque
EVEN SO COMMA + S Contrast/ opp.ideas Aun así,
NEVERTHELESS COMMA + S Contrast/ opp.ideas Sin embargo,
HOWEVER COMMA + S Contrast / opp. Ideas Sin embargo, no obstante
ON THE CONTRARY COMMA + S Contrast / opp.ideas Al contrario,
ON THE OTHER HAND COMMA + S Contrast/ opp.ideas Por otro lado,
BECAUSE OF NP Reason/ cause Por.../ debido a ..
ON ACCOUNT OF NP Reason/ cause Debido a
OWING TO NP Reason/cause Debido a
DUE TO NP Reason/cause Debido a
SINCE / AS SENTENCE Reason/cause Ya que
SEEING THAT SENTENCE Reason/cause Ya que
BECAUSE SENTENCE Reason/cause Porque/ ya que
FOR EXAMPLE NP / S Examples Por ejemplo
SUCH AS NP Example Como ( por ejemplo)
FOR INSTANCE NP / S Example Por ejemplo
IN ADDITION TO NP Adding information Ademas de
AS WELL AS NP Adding information Además de / así como...
EXCEPT FOR NP / -ING Adding information Excepto por
APART FROM NP / -ING Adding information Aparte de
MOREOVER (COMMA) + S Adding information Ademas
FURTHERMORE (COMMA) + S Adding information Ademas
BESIDES (COMMA) + S Adding information Además ( de )
IN ADDITION (COMMA )+ S Adding information Ademas
SO AS ( TO ) BASE FORM Purpose Para
(IN ORDER) TO BASE FORM Purpose Para
SO THAT MODAL Purpose Para / de forma que
SO SENTENCE Purpose Así que / Por lo tanto
AS A RESULT OF NP Result or conseq. Como resultado de
THEREFORE SENTENCE Result or conseq. Así/ de esta forma
CONSEQUENTLY SENTENCE Result or conseq. Consequentemente
AS A RESULT COMMA + S Result or conseq Como resultado/ por eso
FOR THIS REASON COMMA + S Result or conseq. Por esta razon
FIRST OF ALL/ FIRSTLY
/ TO BEGIN WITH
COMMA + S Sequence of events En primer lugar
SECONDLY COMMA + S Sequence of events Segundo/ en segundo lugar
TO SUM UP / IN SHORT COMMA + S Sequence of events En resumen
FINALLY COMMA + S Sequence of events Finalmente
EVENTUALLY COMMA + S Sequence of events Finalmente
REGARDING NP Connection Referente a
WITH REFERENCE TO NP connection Con referencia a
NP: Noun Phrase (Sintagma Nominal)
S: Sentence (= subject + verb + compl.)
Base Form: Verb in infinitive WITHOUT TO
