Os conectivos, mais freqüentemente usados, são:

Abaixo segue uma lista abrangente de palavras e locuções conectivas, agrupadas por tipo de ligação que estabelecem. Esta lista é de utilidade especialmente para alunos avançados que possuem boa familiaridade com redação em inglês:

INTRODUCTION	concerning first of all in the first place initially on the one hand	regarding speaking of to begin with  to start with
as referred to (at) first by the way changing the subject

 

AGREEMENT	in accordance  in agreement in conformity
according to as per

 

CONTRAST	by the same token conversely despite even though for all that for (my, his, ...) part however in contrast	in (the) face of in (the) light of in spite of (that) meanwhile nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding on the contrary	on the other hand still then again though unlike whereas while yet
after (all) alternatively although as opposed to at the same time but

 

COMPARISON	in comparison (with)  in the same way similarly
comparing likewise

 

EMPHASIS	in any event indeed in fact in particular more important(ly)  most important(ly) naturally	particularly positively primarily principally specifically the basic cause  the chief factor	the key point the main reason unquestionably valuable to note without a doubt
above all a key feature a major concern definitely especially significant  even more

 

ADDITION	both ... and either ... or equally important  further furthermore in addition (to) indeed jointly	last but not least likewise moreover neither ... nor next not only ... but also not to mention not to speak of	on top of that  or plus similarly together with what's more
again also and (then) as well as at the same time  besides

 

TIME RELATIONSHIP		nowadays presently shortly (after) simultaneously  since so far soon temporarily	then thereafter throughout thereupon until up until now while yet at the same time
after a while afterward(s) as time goes by  at last at present at this point currently	here immediately in the meantime  lately later meanwhile now

 

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS		later after that  finally
first second third	following  then next

 

EXPLANATION OF CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE
as because due to for	in order that  now that since	so (that) that is because  that is why

 

RESULT	hence in short so much (so) that  so ... that such ... that	then thereby therefore  thus truly
accordingly as a consequence  as a result consequently for this reason

 

CIRCUMSTANCES	in my opinion in terms of in the midst of  on the part of
as a last resort as a rule from the standpoint of

 

PARTIAL COMMITMENT	as far as I understand  as well as I know for the time being so far
as far as I know as far as I'm concerned

 

CONDITION	if not in case of in case (that) in the event of	in the event (that)  only if or (else) otherwise	provided (that) providing (that) whether or not
as long as even if if

 

DISMISSAL
anyway at any rate	in any case whatever the case may be

 

EXCEPTION / EXCLUSION
aside from except for	not ... yet unless

 

EXAMPLE	including in particular in this case in this manner	namely such as take the case of that is	the following example to illustrate
for example for instance in another case

 

PURPOSE	in order to in return for to the purpose of	to this end with this in mind with this purpose
for this reason for your information  in an effort to

 

SUBSTITUTION
in place of instead of	or rather  in exchange for

 

REITERATION / REFORMULATION
as I have said in other words more simply	rather that is to put it another way

 

INTERMEDIATING	in doing so this way through (which)
by by means of

 

CONCESSION	at the same time  granted that I admit	it may appear that  naturally of course
after all although it is true that although this may be true

 

EVIDENCE	indeed it's no wonder naturally needless to say	obviously of course without question  without a doubt
as you (anyone) can see  certainly evidently

 

CONCLUSION / SUMMARY		in conclusion  in short in summary last(ly) on the whole	overall thus to conclude to summarize  to sum up
after all all in all all things considered  as I have said	as we have seen at last finally in brief