Question

You have already seen in A. 2. the four roles of the connectors. Now match the following roles with the connectors that you have used to complete the sentences in A. 3.

Role	Connectors
1. Change of subject	a. consequently
2. Making things clear	b. I’m afraid
3. Stating the effect	c. on the one hand/on the other hand
4. Softening the effect of some bad news.	d. in other words
5. Balancing contrasting points	e. nevertheless
6. Contradicting	f. for instance
7. Emphasing a contrast	g. incidentally
8. Giving examples	h. on the contrary

Answer 1

Role	Connectors
1. Change of subject	g. incidentally
2. Making things clear	d. in other words
3. Stating the effect	a. consequently
4. Softening the effect of some bad news.	b. I’m afraid
5. Balancing contrasting points	c. on the one hand/on the other hand
6. Contradicting	h. on the contrary
7. Emphasing a contrast	e. nevertheless
8. Giving examples	f. for instance