Sentence connectors

Sentence connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs in a text coherence. Sentence connectors perform different functions and depending on their specific function they can be classified (Addition, Cause and Effect, Contrast, Comparison, etc). They are used to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, theory, data, etc, and they can also be used to develop coherence within a paragraph, that is linking one idea / argument to another. Here are some lists of common sentence connectors classified according to their use: