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Because many soldiers died by the Civil War.

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Because so many brave soldiers were killed in the Civil War, our bitter, worn-out country was emotionally ripped apart for many years.

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Common Connective Words Listed by Category

When adding on information, use these connective words:
In addition,
Moreover,
Furthermore,
Besides
In fact,
Incidentally,
Meanwhile,
Another way to...
What's more,

When adding contrasting information, use these connective words:
On the other hand,
In contrast,
Nevertheless,
However,
On the contrary,
Despite the, Despite this, Despite these,
In the second place,
Conversely,

When adding comparative information, use these connective words:
Similarly,
Also,
Even if...
At any rate,
At the same time...
After all,
By the way,
Even so...
In addition to,
In other words,
Instead of...
For the same reason,
On the other hand,
In general,
More specifically,
Another way to
No matter what...
Such a...
In the same way,
If not for...

When placing information in an orderly fashion, use these connective words:
After that,
Before...
Just before...
Before that,
Then,
At first,
Since...
Since then,
Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly,
Next,
Lastly,
Eventually,
Gradually,
Finally,
While...
Meanwhile,
Furthermore,
To begin with,
Summing up...

When listing information as a result or a cause of something, use these connective words:
As a result,
As a consequence,
Consequently,
Therefore,
Thus,
Hence,
Accordingly,
Likewise,
Moreover,
Furthermore,
Because she...
This is why...
That is why...
If not for...

When adding information that is conditional, use these connective words:

Otherwise,
Indeed,
As far as

When adding a concluding information, use these connective words:
In conclusion,
In summary,
Finally,
Lastly,

When adding information that will serve as an example or as an illustration, use these connective words:
For example,
For instance,

When adding information that describes a relationship between things or people, use these connective words:
Also,
Incidentally,
Likewise,
Moreover,
Next,
Yet,
Instead,
However,
Therefore,
Thus,
Usually,
Whatever...
Accordingly,
In contrast,
Although,
Besides,
Meanwhile,
Furthermore,
Generally,
Nevertheless,
For example,

When adding information to give a sense of time, use these connective words:
First,
Finally,
Once,
Ultimately,
Lastly,
Meanwhile,
Then,
Formerly,
Secondly,
Now,
When...
Eventually,
Later,
Previously,
Soon,
Sometimes,

When desiring to introduce more intensive information, use these connective words:
Especially since,
Increasingly...
More importantly,
Particularly...
significantly...
Most of all,
Above all,
As much as ...
By far...
Highly...
In fact,
Quite...
Especially unique...
Indeed,
Even if...
Even though...
In any case,

                                   

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