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Key Terms
Compare, Contrast, and Combine sentences
100
A part of speech that connects two words, phrases, or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?
100
In a similar way; used to indicate similarity-sameness between two clauses.
What is similarly?
200
Words used to describe how events happened and to modify adjectives.
What are adverbs?
200
Introduces a clause that contrasts with or contradicts the previous one.
What is however?
300
A sentence whose claim, position, or idea controls the rest of the paragraph. It also tells the reader about the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
300
Used to mean "or else"
What is otherwise?
400
Suggest an alternative idea or statement.
What is instead?
500
Introduces a clause that refers to the opposite of the previous.
What is conversely?