LOGICAL CONNECTOR

LOGICAL CONNECTOR IS A CONNECTOR WHICH LINK THE

SEMANTICAL UNIT OF LANGUAGE. LOGICAL CONNECTORS
ARE USED TO JOIN OR CONNECT TWO IDEAS THAT HAVE A
PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP. THE WORDS USED TO JOIN THE
IDEAS OR CLAUSES ARE USED DIFFERENTLY, WITH DIFFERENT
GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION)
THESE RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE : SEQUENTIAL (TIME), REASON
AND PURPOSE, ADVERSATIVE (OPPOSITION, CONTRAST OR
UNEXPECTED RESULT)
 TYPE OF LOGICAL CONNECTOR
1. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
SEQUENTIAL RELATION : UNTIL, BEFORE, AFTER, WHEN, WHILE, SINCE
REASON AND PURPOSE RELATION: BECAUSE, AS, SO..THAT, IN ORDER THAT
ADVERSATIVE RELATION : EVEN THOUGH, ALTHOUGH, WHILE, WHEREAS
CONDITION RELATION : IF, UNLESS, EVEN IF, PROVIDE THAT, WHETHER OR NOT
2. PREPOSITIONS
SEQUENTIAL RELATION : DURING, AFTER, BEFORE, SINCE, UNTIL, UPON
REASON AND PURPOSE RELATION : BECAUSE OF, DUE TO, IN ORDER TO
ADVERSATIVE RELATION : DESPITE, IN SPITE OF
3. TRANSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
SEQUENTIAL RELATION : THEN, NEXT, AFTER THAT, FOLLOWING THAT
REASON AND PURPOSE RELATION : THEREFORE, CONSEQUENTLY
 ADVERSATIVE RELATION : HOWEVER
CONDITION RELATION : OTHERWISE, NONETHELESS, NEVERTHELESS, ON THE OTHER HAND
4. CONJUNCTIONS
SEQUENTIAL RELATION : AND THEN
REASON AND PURPOSE : SO
ADVERSATIVE RELATION : BUT..ANYWAY, BUT..STILL, YET..STIL, BUT
CONNECTOR CHART
1. COORDINATORS 8. CAUSE EFFECT / REASON
2. SUBORDINATORS 9. COMPARISON
3. ADJUNCT PREPOSITIONS 10. CONDITION
4. CONNECTIVE ADVERBS 11. CONTRARY CAUSE EFFECT
5. NO MEANING 12. EMPHASIS
6. ADDITION 13. PLACE
7. ALTERNATIVE 14. TIME
1. COORDINATORS : EXPRESSES A RELATIONSHIP (ADDITION, CONTRAST, OPTION) BETWEEN TWO LIKE
OR SAME KIND WORDS, PHRASES OR CLAUSES. (FOR EXAMPLE : AND, BUT, OR)
2. SUBORDINATORS : A CLAUSE AS SUBORDINATE TO A DEPENDENT OF THE MAIN CLAUSE. THE
SUBORDINATOR ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE A MEANING. IT SERVES TO CONNECT CONTENT
INFORMATION ( FOR EXAMPLE : THAT, TO ..INFINITIVE, IF)
3. ADJUNCT PREPOSITIONS : A PREPOSITION AS THE HEAD OF AN ADJUNCT PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
CONNECTS A SUBORDINATE STRUCTURE. IT CARRIES MEANING. (FOR EXAMPLE : THOUGH, BESIDE)
4. CONNECTIVE ADVERBS : EXPRESSES A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO CLAUSES AND TRANSITION THE
READER OR LISTENER FROM THE MAIN IDEA IN ONE CLAUSE TO THE IDEA IN THE NEXT CLAUSE. (FOR
EXAMPLE : HOWEVER, MOREOVER, OTHERWISE, IN ADDITION, SO)
5. NO MEANING : (SUBORDINATORS RELATION : THAT, IF, WHETHER, TO, FOR)
6. ADDITION : ( COORDINATORS RELATION : AND, ALSO, BOTH..AND, NOT ONLY..ALSO, AND..TOO)
( ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION : BESIDES, IN ADDITION TO)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : IN ADDITION, FURTHERMORE, MOREOVER, FIRSTLY,
SECONDLY, NEXT, FINALLY)
7. ALTERNATIVE : (COORDINATORS RELATION : OR, NOR, EITHER..OR, NEITHER..NOR, RATHER THAN)
( ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION : PREFER TO, WOULD RATHER..OR, RATHER THAN)
 ( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : INSTEAD, AS AN ALTERNATIVE, OTHERWISE, RATHER)
8. CAUSE EFFECT / REASON : ( SUBORDINATORS RELATION : SO, FOR)
( ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION : BECAUSE, SINCE, NOW THAT, AS
IN ORDER, AS LONG AS, BECAUSE OF, DUE TO, SO THAT)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : SO, FOR, THEREFORE,
CONSEQUENTLY, AS A CONSEQUENCE, AS A RESULT, THUS, HENCE)
9. COMPARISON :( ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION : AS, AS..AS, SAME AS, SO..AS, SUCH ..AS,
SIMILAR TO, MORE THAN, LESS THAN, RATHER THAN, PREFER..TO, SUPERIOR TO)
10. CONDITION : (ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION: IF, ONLY IF, UNLESS, EVEN IF, WHETHER, WHETHER
OR NOT, PROVIDED THAT, IN CASE, IN THE EVENT THAT)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : OTHERWISE, IN THE EVENT THAT, ANYWAY,
ANYHOW)
11. CONTRARY CAUSE EFFECT : (SUBORDINATORS RELATION : BUT, BUT STILL, BUT ANYWAY, YET)
( ADJUNCT PREPOSITION RELATION : ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH,
THOUGH, WHILE, WHEREAS, DESPITE, IN SPITE OF, REGARDLESS OF)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : YET, NEVERTHELESS, NONETHELESS,
HOWEVER, ON THE ONE HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND, IN CONTRAST TO)
12. EMPHASIS : (SUBORDINATORS RELATION : SO..THAT, SUCH ..THAT)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : INDEED, IN FACT,
OF COURSE, CERTAINLY)
13. PLACE : (ADJUNCT PREPOSITION : WHERE, WHEREVER)
( CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : THERE, HERE, IN THIS
LOCATION)
14. TIME : (ADJUNCT PREPOSITION : AFTER, BEFORE, WHEN, WHILE, SINCE,
AS, UNTIL, AS SOON AS, BY THE TIME, ONCE )
CONNECTIVE ADVERB RELATION : FIRST, SECOND, NEXT, THEN,
FINALLY, PREVIOUSLY, NOW, PRESENTLY, NEXT, STILL,
MEANWHILE, AFTERWARD)