LINKERS & CONNECTORS - TIPOVI

Type 1- Sequence(Redoslijed) (* In the first place – Prvo...., *

To begin with –Na početku, * First of all – Kao prvo; Prije svega...,   
* Secondly – Kao drugo...,     * Lastly - Na kraju... * Finally-Konačno...)

e.g. First of all, I would like to say that this is the story about my life.

Finally, after a long discussion we decided not to travel by plane.

Type 2- Addition (Dodatak prethodnom tekstu) ( * In addition / In

addition to that – Kao dodatak tome.....,      

*Apart from that – Bez obzira na to......,    * Moreover-Povrh toga,

Osim toga....,     *What is more important (strange)  - Ono što je

važnije (čudnije).....,  *as well as  - kao i......,     *Above all – Iznad svega.....)

e.g. What is more important, I always write down my friend's birthdays.

       I have to clean the floor as well as cook the food.

        I have problems with Math. Apart from that, everything is fine.

Type 3- Conclusion(Zaključak)   (* In conclusion – Na kraju...... ,

* To sum up – Da rezmiramo...,                 *All in all – Sve u svemu.... ,

* Taking everything into account  - Kad se sve uzme u obzir....

e.g.  Taking everything into account, it was a great experience.

        In conclusion, I would like to say that this person means the world to me.

Type 4- Example (Primjer)   (* for example – na primjer..... ,

*for instance  - na primjer....,      *like – kao....,  

*such as – poput, kao što je.....)

e.g.   I can play quite a few musical instruments, for example, the flute, the guitar, and the piano.

          Instrumental music, such as classical and jazz, helps me study better.

Type 5- Contrast (Kontrast/Suprotno)   (*but – ali....  * Even if – Čak i ako(da)......)

*Although/Though -  Iako...    *Even though  - Pa i ako, Sve i da.....,

*In spite of -  Usprkos...,        * Despite – Unatoč....

*However – Međutim, Bilo kako bilo....,      * Nevertheless – Unatoč tome, Ipak....,
* On the other hand – S druge strane.....)

e.g.   I am a big fan of soccer. On the other hand, I hate basketball.

          Despite all my qualifications, I didn't get the job.

          Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell them what happened.

Type 6 - Cause and effect (Uzrok i uticaj)  (*because of – zbog....,

* due to – zbog....,                 *As a result of  - Kao posljedica toga....,

* For this reason – Iz ovog razloga....,        

* for one reason or another – iz ovog ili onog razloga....,           *Since – Pošto...,         

e.g.   Due to rain, our concert was cancelled. Or Our concert was cancelled due to rain.

         Since he knew Spanish, he was the leader of our group. 

Type 7 - Result, effect (Posljedica) ( * Therefore – Stoga....,       

*consequently – kao posljedica toga..,  * as a result  - kao posljedica....,

*so – pa...........,

e.g.      We found nobody home, so we went to the nearest police station.

           Journey back home took 10 hours. Therefore I needed some rest.

Type 8 - Opinion (Mišljenje) (*In my opinion – Po mom mišljenju.........,

*As I see it – Kako ja smatram, Po mom mišljenju .....,

*As far as I am concerned – Što se mene tiče......)

e.g.      As far as I am concerned, he can look for a new friend, I will not forgive him.

Type 9 -  Modifying what is written

(Modificiranje onog što je već navedeno dodavanjem fraza u sljedećoj rečenici) 

(*In general – Općenito govoreći  * As far as I know – Koliko ja znam..., 

For all I know – Koliko ja znam....,)

e.g.      For all I know, she may have gone home.

* Needless to say – Nije potrebno naglasiti (reći).. ......

*of course – naravno...           *especially  - naročito....,

* above all – iznad svega       *not to mention – da ne govorim(o).....,)

e.g.      Needless to say, I was happy to be back home.

            He loves music, poetry, and above all, he loves sports.

(*In other words – Drugim riječima.....,

 *that is– to jest... ,               * that is to say – što govori (to će reći)....)

e.g.      In other words, , we are desperate.

            He lives on the first floor, that is, the floor at street level.