DISCOURSE MARKERS USE TO MAKE A PROPER SENTENCES. THAT IS VERY USEFUL IN ESSAY WRITING. WE CAN FRAME THE SENTENCE PROPERLY WITH HELP OF DISCOURSE MARKERS.

1. DISCOURSE
MARKERS

2.  A discourse markers is a word or phrase used in a
conversation to signal the speakers intention to mark
a boundary.
“Anyway, I’ll have to be going now.”
Types of discourse markers- depending on the
purpose and relationship of the ideas you are trying
to express.

3.  Depending on the purpose and relationship
of the ideas.
 Time sequence Markers
 Addition and contrast markers
 Contrast, Deduction, Example, addition, summation
Markers.
 Cause and Effect markers.

4. S.NO TYPES SENTENCE
CONNECTORS
1 Time markers Before, Since, as, Until,
Meanwhile, at the moment,
when, when, as soon as, Just
as.
2 Sequence markers Firstly, initially, to begin
with, then, next, earlier/
later.

5. S.NO TYPES SENTENCE CONNECTORS
1 Addition markers And, in addition, further, also, both, also,
moreover, besides.
2 Contrast markers However, but, though, on the other hand,
although, though, while

6. Addition markers
1. He likes watching movies.
2. He enjoys listening to music.
He likes watching movies and listening to music.
Contrast markers
1. He did not agree.
2. He went along with the plan.
Although he did not agree, he went along with the
plan.

7.  These markers connect sentences which
add informationor give reasons to
support a point

8. S.NO TYPES SENTENCE CONNECTORS
1 Add information And, in addition, as wellas.
2 Contrast But,, whereas, However
3 Summarise/ conclude To summarise, in conclusion
4 Reason/ Result Therefore, thus, Because
5 Examples For examples, such as, for
instance

9. 1. There was a traffic jam
2. I was late.
 There was a traffic jam, So I was late.
 So, But, Because, If, the reason.