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Typical Connectives but, while, however, nonetheless, yet despite, even though One other major coherence relation doesn’t easily fit into Hume’s trichotomy, attribution: so-and-so believes such-and-such.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Typical Connectives and, before, then after, once, while, when The language gives writers a second way of controlling the order in which two events are mentioned.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The most obvious two are similarity and contrast: Coherence Relation Example Typical Connectives Similarity Herons live in the and, similarly, likewise, northern United States. too Herons live in most of Canada.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Connectives that accompany a parallel series should be repeated when clearness requires.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland

By this analysis, the Verb, as such, falls back among words of Relation, or mere Connectives.

From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various