conjections, connectors and discourse markers-A1

conjections, connectors and discourse markers-A1

Above all	According to	Actually	Additionally	After all
Afterwards	All in all	Also	Although	Anyway
Apart from	As

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Above all_her şeyden önce.

used for referring to something that is more important than any of the other things you could mention.	her şeyden önce.	He will be remembered above all as a loving husband and family man.
above all else:	her şeyin üstünde.	Above all else, the government must keep the promises it has made.

According to_Göre

if you do something according to a plan, system, or set of rules, you do it in a way that agrees with or obeys that plan, system, or set of rules	-e göre	We should try to play the game according to the rules.
go according to plan : happen in the way that was intended or planned.	plana göre gitmek.	If everything goes according to plan, they should finish by Thursday.
used for saying where information or ideas have come from		According to newspaper reports, fighting has broken out in the northern provinces: According to Freud, our dreams represent our hidden desires.
used for saying that something changes or is different depending on the situation		Each child will be helped according to his or her needs: The amount of tax people pay varies according to where they live.

Actually

used for emphasizing what is really true or what really happened	-Gerçekte	I need to talk to the person who actually made the application: We’ve spoken on the phone but we’ve never actually met.: There’s a big difference between saying you’ll do something and actually doing it.
used for emphasizing that something is surprising	Aslında	It looks as if Tony is actually doing some work: Some patients actually got worse after receiving the treatment.
spoken. used when correcting what someone has said or thinks, or what you yourself have said	Doğrusu	He’s actually very helpful: I don’t think they’d let us, actually.: It was yesterday, no actually it was Monday morning.
spoken. used for admitting something		Did you spend much money?’ ‘Well, yes. Quite a lot, actually.’

Additionally_ilaveten

as well as what has already been mentioned, agreed etc

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After all

used for saying that something is true despite what was said or planned before	Yine de	Maybe she was right after all.
used when giving a reason to explain what you have just said	Ne de olsa	She shouldn’t be working so hard – she is 70, after all: I’m not really ambitious. After all, money isn’t everything.

Afterwards

after something else that you have already mentioned

Daha sonra

Let’s go and see a film and afterwards we could go for a meal: I didn’t see her again until a few days afterwards.

All in all

used for showing that you are considering every aspect of something

Herşeyi ile.

All in all, I think it has been a very successful conference.

Also

used for adding another fact or idea to what you have already said	Ayrıca	Khaled is a keen photographer who also loves to paint: The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.: Not only is it a comfortable and stylish hotel, it’s also a popular meeting place.
used for showing that what you have just said about someone or something is true about another person or thing	De, Da	Jeremy is now at Dartmouth College, where his father also studied.
not only. but also	Değil, aynı zamanda	The idea has the support not only of the entire Labour Party, but also of a number of Tories.

Although

used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising	Olduğu halde	Although he’s got a good job now, he still complains: She used to call me ‘Tiny’, although I was at least as tall as she was: Davidson fought bravely, and although badly wounded, he refused to surrender.
used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true or less likely	Rağmen	She’s a very popular author, although personally I find her books rather boring.: The Lamberts liked their new home, although sometimes they missed their friends.{

Anyway

despite something that you have previously mentioned	Yine	Even if the drug is banned, a lot of people will go on using it anyway: No one expected house prices to fall, but anyway that’s exactly what happened.
used when stating a particular fact that shows that something just mentioned is not important{	Zaten	I don’t understand politics, and anyway I’m not really interested: ‘Sorry about the stain.’ ‘Never mind, I was going to have it cleaned anyway.’
used when you are changing the subject of a conversation back to what you were talking about earlier	Neyse	Anyway, as I was saying, things really have started to improve.
used for ending a conversation, or for showing that you have come to the end of what you are telling someone	Her Neyse	Anyway, in the end we decided to stay at home.{{Pause=2}} It was all Kevin’s fault. That’s what I think anyway.
used for saying that something is not surprising	Zaten	Of course, there’s a lot more crime. Anyway, what do you expect with such high unemployment?
used when adding a statement that limits what you have just said	Her halükarda	It’s something I can’t tell you – not just now, anyway: He would never blame his wife, not in public, anyway.
used for asking about the real reason for something	Zaten	What did you come here for anyway?
used for introducing what happened next	Neyse	Alan told me to get a doctor. So anyway, I phoned Dr Bentley.

Apart from

except for someone or something	Dışında	I hardly know anyone in the village apart from William and you.
in addition to someone or something	Den başka	Apart from providing humanitarian aid, the UN is also supposed to enforce agreements.

As

As can be used in the following ways: as a conjunction (connecting two clauses):	İken	As I was leaving, the phone rang.: ♦ The results were not as bad as I had expected.
as a preposition (followed by a noun):	Olarak	He works as a waiter.
as an adverb (followed by an adjective, an adverb, or a word such as ‘much’ or ‘many’)	Kadar, gibi	Nylon is cheaper than leather, and it’s just as strong.
spoken. used for mentioning that something is already known or has already been talked about	-diği gibi	As I was saying, we expect next year to be a good year: As everyone knows, the farming industry is in serious difficulties.
used for saying that something happens or is done in the same way		I invested the money as you suggested: Leave everything just as you found it.
used for saying that something happens at the same time as something else	İken	As we were sitting down to dinner, the phone rang: just as: We got to the check-in desk just as they were about to close.
used for giving the reason for something	Mademki	As it was getting late, we decided to go home: We chose Calvert to lead us as he said he knew the way.

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