之前樓主也發過連詞的介紹，可是看到下面這篇文章頓時覺得那個弱暴了！資料來自國外網站，例句什么的特地道，細心的童鞋會發現例句中已經間接說明了那個介詞的特定用法，比如說有的介詞只用在句首，有的后面只能跟名詞結構等等。樓主個人覺得學習詞匯真不只是記住單詞那么簡單，懂得怎么用很重要！

This lesson looks at a way to improve your essay writing skills by using a greater range of connecting language to express contrasts. As you read, you will see that using this language will extend the range of grammatical structures you use. This matters because the examiner does not only look at the range of vocabulary you use, s/he also looks at the range of grammatical structures.

What you will find below are some variations of the word “although” – a word that everyone should be familiar with. As you read the words, make sure you look at the examples and notes too. It is not just a question of learning a list of words, you also need to note the grammar too.

• “in spite of” and “despite” have the same meaning and grammar
• “notwithstanding” is used in the same way as “despite” and “in spite of” – it is really quite formal though
• be careful not to use “despite of” – that is incorrect; also note that “in spite of” is 3 separate words
• note “despite” and “in spite of” can be used with nouns and -ing forms as well as verb forms: doing this makes use more interesting grammar
• if you use a verb form with these words, you need the “the fact that”

• all these words are used with verb forms – typically they are used at the beginning of the sentence
• “even though” has the same grammar as “although”: it is just a little bit stronger
• a variation of “even though” is “even if”
• “nevertheless” and “nonetheless” are pretty much the same: note the spelling of them as one word
• “while”can be used to express contrast as well as time

• “much as” is a very strong form of “although” – another variation of it is “however much”
• “no matter” is normally followed by “how” and an adjective (“no matter how harmful”)
• if you want to use “as” for contrast, you need to an adjective before it (“harmful as it is”)

• do not simply learn a list of words 不要只是記住一個單詞表！
• look at my notes on how they are used 看一看這篇文章中這些單詞的用法！
• try the use them before your IELTS test 考試之前一定要先自己用過、寫過！