Function: time conversion:
After, during, later, now, suddenly, when, as, first, at the same time, often, temporarily, and, before, immediately, next, before, then, however.
Some examples:
She often eats snacks after finishing her homework.
He used to be a policeman.
He got an A in English, and so did his brother.
Function: indicating the change of spatial order;
Above, beside, below, beside, towards, around, in the middle, in, under, behind, beside, near, above.
Example:
The cat crawled towards the mouse.
Next to this tall building is a railway station.
The little girl hid behind her father.
Function: addition conversion:
And, finall, in addition, in addition, the next one, the other one, the first one, in addition, again, on top of this, and then.
Example:
He is ill; Besides, he has no money.
I failed in the exam again.
I love this Ipod. Besides, it's not expensive.
Function: the change of importance;
Equally important, necessary, major, primary, equally important.
Example:
The most important thing for us is to pass CET-4.
Relaxation is as important as study.
It is meaningful to finish the homework.
Function: contrast transition:
Although, even though, on the contrary, on the other hand, although, however.
Some examples:
Even if you don't like this gift, you can't be so hard on your father.
In contrast, eating at home is much cheaper than eating out.
However, you also need to work hard.
Function: Conversion of result and cause:
The result, because, because, therefore, for, as a result, therefore, therefore, because.
Example:
Now that you have a job, you don't have to worry about the rent.
He is the boss of a big company, so he is rich.
You can't pass the graduation exam because of poor writing.
Function: Transition of illustrations or examples:
For example, including, for example, such as
Example:
For example, if you work late at night, you will be sleepy the next day.
Including me, a total of 12 people passed the exam.
I like fruits, such as bananas, apples, oranges and avocados.
But remember, when you use these excessive words in your writing, you should pay special attention to the use of punctuation marks, otherwise you will give yourself less marks than more.