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Organizado por Natália Guerreiro em abril de 2007

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Connectors & Discourse Markers
Connectors, discourse markers, text or discourse organizers, conjunctions, linking words, transition signals… Como você vai ver nas questões de vestibular, os nomes variam, por motivos que não nos cabe discutir aqui. Porém, é importante saber que se trata dessas palavras ou expressões que ligam uma oração a outra, um período a outro, ou mesmo uma parte do texto a outra. E, no que ligam, estabelecem uma relação semântica entre as duas partes; em outras palavras, fazem uma ponte de significado entre os dois trechos. São fundamentais, portanto, para melhor compreensão do texto. Testemos sua intuição. Junte as palavras em negrito à relação semântica que introduzem.
( ) addition ( ) cause ( ) consequence ( ) contrast

A. This is one possible solution to the problem. However, there are others. B. If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but also the whole organization. C. We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. D. Due to wet leaves on the line, this train will arrive an hour late.
(Sentences from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

O quadro abaixo lista quatro relações e palavras ou expressões que podem estabelecê-las. Obviamente, a lista não é exaustiva. Então, olho vivo! Ao encontrar outras expressões, adicione-as aqui. E sempre preste muita atenção no sentido da frase, pois a mesma expressão, com freqüência, tem mais de um sentido. and;... too; also; in addition (to); moreover; furthermore; besides; as well (as); what’s more; alongside; apart from not only … but also; both… and 1. This plant requires sun all day. Furthermore, it needs rich soil. 2. My brother goes to school full-time. Besides this, he works 20h a week. 3. Not only is she taking physics but she is also taking biology. 4. Neither the pedestrian nor the bicyclist saw the car

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