英语写作连接词的分类和运用
连接词是指在文章中用来说明上下句或前后两个意思之间关系的词或词组。连接词通常用于开篇，引出扩展句；也可用于句中，尤其是用于较长的复合句中，以作为上下文的连接纽带；还可以置于文末或段末，用于总结上文或结束本段落的内容。
1、表示平行、对等或选择关系：and, both…and, as well as, as well, neither…nor, or either…or…,not only…but also…等
• He loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province. (NMET 1991范文）
•  I don’t know about others, but I used to have to work even at weekends doing endless homework and attending classes as well. (NMET 2001范文）
2.表示转折关系的连接词语有：but, yet, while, however, on the contrary, on the other hand, in spite of, nevertheless, although, otherwise 等
• On the other hand, 40% think that fee should be charged because you need money to pay gardeners and other workers. (NMET 2002范文)
• While they were working, my sister walked to a river nearby. (NMET范文)
3.表示因果关系的连接词：for, so, therefore, as a result, because of, due to, owing to, thanks to, on account of等
• He stopped us about half an hour ago and made us catch the next offender. So come on, stand here. (NMET 1997范文)
• He didn’t work hard, as a result, he failed in the exam.
4.表示时间顺序的连接词：at first, first, second…, then, next, later, meanwhile, in the end, finally, after that, since then, for the first time, at last, eventually, as soon as, the next moment，shortly after, for one thing, for another thing 等
• After that I went to No.6 Middle School of Dalian and graduated this summer. .(NMET1996范文)
• The next moment the car hit the man while he was crossing the road.(NMET2000范文)
5.表示空间顺序的连接词：on the right, to the left, on one side of,…, on the other side of…. At the foot\top\end\ of…, in the middle\center of…,等
• On one side of the road there is a new classroom building. On the other side, where the playground used to be now, stands another new building—our library.(NMET1999范文)
• In it there are all kinds of books, newspapers and magazines. (NMET99范文)
6.表示解释说明的连接词：that is (to say), in other words, such as, for example\instance, namely, actually, to tell you the truth according to this ,and so on 等
• I can follow my own interests such as reading books, visiting museums and taking computer lessons.(NMET2001范文）
• In other words , I love my hometown and the people there.
7.表递进关系的连接词：what’s more\worse\better, besides, in addition, worse still, to make things worse,  moreover, furthermore, above all, not only… but also
• become necessary to build What’s more , it will gates and walls (NMET2002范文)
• In the evenings I can watch news on TV or read newspapers. What’s  more ,I can go to bed earlier.(NMET2001范文)
• In addition to meeting the need of markets at home, its products are shipped to many countries.
8.表示总结的连接词：in short, in brief, in a word, in general, as you know, as far as I know ,on the whole, to sum up等
• In short, things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce the learning load.(NMET2001范文)
• In a word, great changes have taken place in our village.
连接词在文章中起着重要作用，千万不可忽视！！！
 

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