连词是一种虚词,在句中起连接作用,可以用来连接单词、短语、从句、分句或句子。在句子中不单独作句子成分,一般不重读。根据连词的本身含义及所连接的成分是否平等,连词可分为并列连词和从属连词两大类。
- 并列连词:and, or, but, not only…but also…, both…and…等。
- 从属连词:that, whether, when, although, because等。
表选择关系或对等关系的连接词:either…or…,neither…nor, or, as well as…, and, both…and…
表示转折关系的连词:however,nevertheless,nonetheless,but,yet,still,on the contrary,even though,although,despite等。
表因果关系或对等关系的连接词:therefore, so, as a result, as the result of …,because of, due to …,owing to, thanks to等
表时间顺序的连接词:the moment, as soon as, at first, then, later, meanwhile等。
表示解释说明的连词:for example,in fact,in this case,for actually, for instance等。
表示总结的连词:in a word,all in all,above all,finally,at last,in conclusion,as I have shown,in another word,in brief,in short,in general,last but not least等。