Sentence Connectors

For example/ For instance উদাহরণস্বরূপ

Such as/ Like যেমন/ েথা

সাধারণত For example/ For instance এর পরর থাকা উদাহরণটি

একটি Clause হয়। টকন্তু Such as/ Like এর পরর উদাহরণ টহরসরে
টকছু Words ো Phrases থারক।

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 Example
❑ A teacher should have good delivery power. ______, his
voice should be clear and artistic.

❑ Weaker and old people should take the milder exercise

_______ walking, jogging and free hand exercise.
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On the other hand/ On the contrary পক্ষান্তরর / অপরটদরক
Whereas / While যেখারন/ পক্ষান্তরর

সাধারণত On the other hand/ On the contrary একটি Sentence

এর শুরুরত েরস। টকন্তু যেখারন/ পক্ষান্তরর অরথে দুটি Clause এর
মারে Whereas / While েরস।

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 Example
❑ It is believed that honesty is the best policy _______
dishonesty is the sign of downfall.

❑ God helps those who are honest. _____, dishonest people

are cursed.
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In lieu of / Instead of পটরেরতে
Instead পটরেরতে

Instead - এর পর একটি Clause থাকরে; টকন্তু In lieu of /

Instead of - এর পর Noun ো Noun Phrase থাকরে।

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 Example
❑ He took biology _______ mathematics.

❑ He didn’t choose mathematics as his fourth subject.

________, he opted for biology.
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োাংলায় "কারণ" অথে প্ররয়াজন হরল ইাংররটজরত েসরে Because.
আর োাংলায় "কাররণ" অথে প্ররয়াজন হরল ইাংররটজরত েসরে
Because of.
Because - এর পর একটি Clause থাকরে; টকন্তু Because of
- এর পর Noun ো Noun Phrase থাকরে।
▪ Because of his honesty, he is respected by all.
▪ He is respected by all because he is honest.
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Though/ Although/ Even though েটদও
Anyway / However োইরহাক
Nevertheless তেুও
Yet তা সরেও
Rather েরাং

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Though/ Although/ Even though যকারনা Sentence এ তখনই
েসরত পাররে – েখন ঐ Sentence এ কমপরক্ষ দুইটি Clause থাকরে।
▪ Though he is poor, he is respected by all.
▪ Though his preparation was poor, he got a distinction in
English.
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In spite of / Despite এর োাংলা অথে ‘সরেও’। এরদর পরর যকারনা
Clause থাকরে না। এরদর পরর Noun ো Noun Phrase থাকরে।
▪ Despite his being poor, he is respected by all.
▪ Despite not being rich, he helps his relatives.
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As a result / As a consequence/ Consequently ফলাফলস্বরূপ
Hence / So / Therefore তাই/ সু তরাাং / অতএে
Thus এভারে
That’s why এজনয

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Moreover / Besides/ In addition / Additionally/
Further / Furthermore এসে Linking Words গুরলা
যকারনা অটতটরক্ত তথয প্রদারনর যক্ষরে েযেহৃত হয়।
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Firstly / At first / At the beginning প্রথমত
Secondly টিতীয়ত
Thirdly তৃতীয়ত
Moreover / Besides/ In addition / অটধকন্তু/ তাছাড়া
Additionally/ Further / Furthermore
In conclusion / To conclude / Finally / Lastly উপসাংহারর/ পটররেরে

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Now-a-days আজকাল/ ইদানীাং
At present েতেমারন
Whenever েখনই
Undoubtedly/ No doubt টনিঃসরেরহ
Truly speaking সটতয েলরত

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Sometimes কখরনা কখরনা
Most often প্রায়েই
At the same time/ Simultaneously একই সমরয়
Suddenly/ All of a sudden হঠাৎ
Meanwhile / In the mean time ইরতামরধয

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Certainly / Surely টনটিতভারে
Mainly প্রধানত
Initially প্রাথটমকভারে
Basically মূলত
Ultimately পটরণারম

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Gradually ক্রমান্বরয়
Particularly/ Especially টেরেে করর/ টেরেেত
As usual েরােররর মরতা
But for না হইরল / ছাড়া / েযতীত
But টকন্তু
Important Example: But for your support, I couldn’t have
come this far.

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In fact / Actually / Indeed প্রকৃতপরক্ষ
So that / In order that োরত
Lest োরত ........... না
As well as এোং / ও
And এোং

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 Explanation
as well as – িারা েুক্ত Noun টি Sentence এ Subject হয় না।
Nishat as well as her classmates is willing to go on a
study tour.
Nishat and her classmates are willing to go on a study
tour.
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Otherwise অনযথায়
If েটদ
Unless েটদ না
As if / As though যেন
Even এমনটক

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Let alone দূ ররর কথা
According to/ Accordingly অনুোয়ী / অনুসারর
Fortunately যসৌভাগ্যেেত
Unfortunately দুভোগ্যেেত
After a while টকছু ক্ষণ পর

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Naturally / Generally সাধারণত
Till পেেন্ত
Until েতক্ষণ পেেন্ত না
Similarly / Likewise / In the same way একইভারে
In this respect / In this regard এরক্ষরে

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Only যকেল
Still তেুও
Whether টকনা
Such . . . . . . that এমন . . . . . যে
Highly উচ্চমাোয়

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Not only . . . . . . but also . . . . . যকেল এটি নয় ওটিও
Both . . . . . . . and . . . . . . উভয়/ উভয়টি
Either . . . . . . or . . . . . . . হয় এটি টকাংো ওটি
Neither . . . . . nor . . . . . . এটিও নয় টকাংো ওটিও নয়
Apparently আপাতদৃটিরত প্রতীয়মান

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 Basic
No sooner _ _ _ _ _ than _ _ _ _ _
Hardly / Scarcely _ _ _ _ when _ _ _ _

First Clause Second Clause

Past Perfect Verb Simple Past Verb
No sooner had the teacher entered the classroom than the students
stood up.
Scarcely had I reached the station when the train left.

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Again আোর
Since / As যেরহতু
Later/ Subsequently পরেতেীরত / পরর
Eventually অেরেরে
In short / In brief / In a nutshell সাংরক্ষরপ

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With a view to উরেরেয
Whatever ো ইচ্ছা/ ো-ই
Then তারপর
On the one hand একটদরক
Illusively মটতভ্রমভারে

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Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the
following passage.

Trees are a vital part of our environment. (a) ____, they bear a great

impact on the climate. (b) ____, we are not kind and careful about

them. (c) ____, we destroy trees at random. (d) ____, one day the

country will bear the consequence of greenhouse effect. (e) ____ ours

is an agricultural country, our economy depends on agriculture.

(f) ____, trees play a vital role on our climate. (g) ____, trees keep the

soil strong and protect it. (h) ____, trees save us from flood and many

other natural calamities. (i) ____, trees provide us timber which is of

great use specially in construction works and for making furniture. (j)

____, trees are our best friends.

Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the
following passage.

Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) ____, it is the

burning question of the day. (b) ____ almost all the countries of the

world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) ____

Bangladesh is the worst sufferer of this so called problem. (d) ____

nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country.

(e) ____ there are many reasons behind it. (f) ____ our country is

industrially backward. (g) _ our system of education fails to give a

student an independent start of life. (h) ____ it has little provision for

vocational training. (i) ____ our students and youths have false sense

of dignity. (j) ____ they run after jobs blindly.

Thank
You!