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Sentence Connectors - Showing Contrast
Mar 28 2008, 10:30 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 28 2008, 10:30 AM EDT
Type of Connector Connector(s) Examples

Coordinating conjunction but

High level positions are stressful at times,
but the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.

Subordinating conjunctions whereas, while

While high level positions are stressful at times,
the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.

Conjunctive adverbs in contrast, on the other hand

High level positions are stressful at times;
on the other hand, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.


Prepositions unlike

Unlike the undesirable stress of high level positions,
the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
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