Bu derste İngilizcede cümleler ve cümle bölümleri arasında kullanılan linking words / bağlaçları göreceğiz.

He is both sociable and hard-working. Hem sosyal hem de çalışkan.

He is not only sociable but also hard-working. Sadece sosyal değil aynı zamanda çalışkan.

Categories :

Contrast / Zıtlık

but, not...but - although - while - whereas - despite - even if - even though - in contrast - however - on the other hand - ( and ) yet - at the same time

I can't drive, whereas my wife can./ ..oysaki...

Positive addition / Olumlu ek bilgi

both..and - and - not only...but also - too - in addition to - futher - futhermore - also - not to mention the fact that - besides

He is rich and modest.   O zengin ve mütevazidir.

Negative addition / Ek negatif bilgi

either - neither..nor  -  nor - neither

Concession / İmtiyaz, ödün, kabul

even so - but - still ( and ) - however - yet - nevertheless - on the other hand - even though - although - despite - in spite of - admittedly - regardless of -  considering - while - whereas - nonetheless

İstanbul is very crowded city and yet I love İstanbul. 

Clarification / Açıklama, aydınlatma

in other words - I mean - that is to say - specifically -  to put it an other way

Jane finds English very difficult , specifically the grammar.

Alternative / Alternatif bilgi

or - on the other hand - either...or - alternatively

You could either study or read.

Cause / reason / Sebep sonuç

because - as - because of - on the grounds that - since - seeing that - due to - in view of - owing to - for - now that - so

The workers asked for a rise on the grounds that the life standards have risen lately.

Emphasis / Vurgu

not only but ... also - as well - besides - in fact - as a matter of fact - to tell you the the truth - actually - let alone - indeed - not only that

My colleague never did his job let alone phoned me to inform.

Similarity / Benzerlik

Similarly - in the same way -  equally

Exemplification / Örnekleme

like - such as - for instance - for example - in particular - especially - particularly

Condition / Şart

On contition that - provided that - if - in case - assuming that - providing that - unless - in the event of - even if - in the event that - as long as - so long as - whether - whether ...or - only if - or else - in case of - otherwise

I told the guys to stay up late providing that they washed the dishes.