Once you have mastered the basics of correct usage in written English, you will want to express yourself in increasingly complex ways. One of the best ways to improve your writing style is to use sentence connectors. Sentence connectors are used to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences. The use of these connectors will add sophistication to your writing style.

Each section below contains sentence connectors using similiar sentences to show how the same idea can be expressed in a variety of manners. Once you have understood the use of these sentence connectors, take an example sentence of your own and write a number of sentences based on the examples to practice your own writing skills.

Some examples of sentence connectors:

1) Food and drink prices in New York are very high. 2) Renting an apartment in New York is very expensive.
Using a sentence connector: Food and drink prices in New York are very high; furthermore, renting an apartment is very expensive.

1) Life in New York is very expensive. 2) Life in New York can be extremely exciting.
Using a sentence connector: Despite the fact that life in New York is very expensive, it can be extremely exciting.

1) Life in New York is very expensive. 2) Many people would love to live in New York.
Using a sentence connector: Many people would love to live in New York; consequently, life in New York is very expensive.

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Type of Connector Connector(s) Examples
Coordinating conjunction but High level positions are stressful at times, but professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Subordinating conjunctions although, despite the fact that Despite the fact that high level positions are stressful at times, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Conjunctive adverbs however, nevertheless High level positions are stressful at times; nevertheless, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Prepositional phrases despite, in spite of In spite of the stressful nature of high level positions, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.

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