Using the comma with connectors

Using the comma with connectors

The connectors Discursives are words or expressions that allow us to indicate a relationship between two sentences. For example: I went to his house; However, I did not find it.

Connectors offer a variety of information and can be grouped according to the meaning they bring to the speech. Among the most frequent are:

How do you use the comma with connectors?

Unlike the conjunctions, connectors do not usually form a syntactic group with the segment they introduce. This syntactic independence gives them a certain freedom of position, which generally leads to them being isolated from the rest of the utterance by punctuation marks.

Connectors can be isolated between commas according to the following general rules:

Examples of sentences with connectors

1. He likes the beach; her, instead, he loves the mountain.
2. However, If we add up all that has been said, we will see that the problem is not so serious.
3. He never wanted to hurt her; Conversely, he only wanted to protect her.
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4. He wrongly answered three of the five questions; therefore, he failed the exam.
5. I don't want to go into the sea because it scares me; what's more, I'm cold.
6. He was dying of thirst; he didn't drink anything, However.
7. Definitely, everything ended as expected.
8. We must arrive early, that is, you have to leave right now.
9. Won't you come to my house, then?
10. Incidentally, the food was delicious.
11. It rains a lot, Thus, We will stay at home.
12. We will bring food, firewood and shelter, in sum, everything you need to spend the winter.
13. They couldn't find the map; So, they ended up getting lost.
14. She was concerned about the number of guests; he didn't seem to care, instead.
15. He was left-handed; His parents, Conversely, right-handed.
16. First, You should have told him the truth.
17. He feels pretty bad; with everything, he soon he should start to improve.
18. He can come when he wants, after all, he is already all set.
19. Life is hard; Nevertheless, it is worth living.
20. He is very intelligent; what's more, He is an excellent person.
21. I invite you to dinner; it's more, you can stay for the night.
22. You have acted according to your will, Thus, bear the consequences.
23. It is not known what will happen; in any case, the decision is already made.
24. He is a very selfish person; even so, she loves him.
25. So that, it all ended ahead of schedule.
26. They have many financial problems; Nevertheless, they will buy the house.
27. By last, We let the preparation cook for an hour in a medium oven.
28. He had a lousy day, namely, he is very grumpy.
29. In summary, if you make an effort, you will achieve your goal.
30. Take a sheet of paper; then, he writes your deepest wishes.

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