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Multiple-meaning words, or homonyms, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike but have different meanings.

Recognize some of the most frequently used multiple meaning words.

GLOSSARY OF CONNECTORS

ACUALLY/ INDEED/ IN FACT-- En realidad, de hecho

AFTER-- despues de

AND-- y

BECAUSE-- por

IN CASE--por si acaso

IN PARTICULAR-- en particular

BUT-- pero

5) CAUSE AND EFFECT

THEREFORE- Cause fist E.G- i forgot to do my homewok and therefore i got a bad grade

AS A RESULT Cause fist E.G- i forgot to do my homewok and as result i got a bad grade

SINCE Effect fist E.G i got a bad grade since i forgot to do my homework

BECAUSE Effect fist E.G- I got a bad grade because i forgot to do my homework

Part of speech

4) INTRODUCE REASONS OR EXAMPLES

SUCH AS- Used in the middle of sentences without any commas

FOR EXAMPLE- Used to begin new sentences

FOR INSTANCE- Used to beguin new centences

3) contrast

IN SPITE OF, DESPITE And ALTHOUGH are all used to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures used with them

v

IN SPITE OF. Follwed bi a noun. E.G: We enjoyed our camping holiday IN SPITE OF the rain

DESPITE Followed by a gerund E.G DESPITE having all the necessary cualifications, they didn't offer me the job

ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, Followed a subject and a verb, G.G: ALTHOUGH the hotel wasn't very nice, the holiday was great

2) LINKING CONTRASTINGIDEAS

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HOWEVER E.G: Money can't buy happienss, HOWEVER, it certainly makes life more confortable

WHEREAS E.G: I like all types of meat, WHEREAS my girlfriend only like chicken

Weuse while and whereas to link two ideas that contrast with each other in the same sentence

WHILE E.G: While my girlfriend only likes chicken, i like all types of meat

1) ADDITION

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Moreover

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E.G : We use these to add extra information

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Futhermore

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in addition

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