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HOWEVER

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Category: CONTRAST

Luisa did not do the homework, however, Luis did upload the summary.

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THUS

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Categoy: RESULT

He has been training for 3 years in a row, thus, he has improved his game a lot.

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FURTHERMORE

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Category: ADDITION

In order to get a 10, Javier was very participative in class, furthermore, he studied a lot during the week for the test.

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MEANWHILE

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Category: TIME

I am waiting for my sister so we can go to a concert, meanwhile, I will take a shower.

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FOR INSTANCE

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Category: EXEMPLIFICATION

Global Warming is a thing that is happening right now, for instance, the glaciers have been melting for over 20 years.

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IN OTHER WORDS

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Category: EXPLANATION

The laptop was not working, in other words, Manuel broke his laptop.

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INDEED

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Category: EMPHASIS

John Mayer is an extraordinary guitar player, indeed, he has a lot of fans.

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ON THE CONTRARY

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Category: REFUTATION

He is not fat, on the contrary, he is really skinny.

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RATHER

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Category: CORRECTION

He needs an extra point, rather, he needs five extra points.

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AS FOR

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Category: TRANSITION

My two favorite sports are tennis and soccer. I played soccer since I was 4 years old, as for tennis, I have played it for 8 years now

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OTHERWISE

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Category: NEGATIVE CONDITION

You must take your medicine, otherwise you will not get better.

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IN SHORT

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Category: SUMMATION/CONCLUSION

Everyone in my classroom had a 10 in the test, in short, the test was very easy.

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iNSTEAD

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Category: OTHER

I did not do the homework, instead, I saw netflix all day.

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AS A CONSEQUENCE

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Category: RESULT

Bob hit his brother in the face. As a consequence he got grounded a month.

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YET

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Category: CONTRAST

Brian is very intelligent, yet, he does not get good grades.

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IN THE MEAN TIME

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Category: TIME

The teacher is explaining the class, in the mean time, Juan is fighting with Pedro for a pencil.

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SPECIFICALLY

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Category: PARTICULARIZATION

We are missing a lot of things for our science project. Specifically, we need liquid nitrogen, balloons and some wood.

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NAMELY

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Category: EXPLANATION

There is one thing every student needs in a classroom, namely, is called respect.

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AS A MATTER OF FACT

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Category: EMPHASIS

He is a nerd, as a matter of fact, he loves comics and video games.

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SIMILARLY

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Category: SIMILARITY

Dogs need to go and do their necessities in the backyard, similarly, cats need to go to their sand box.