093. Addition and Contrast

as well as

preposition

/æz wˈɛl æz/

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used to introduce another item or person that is included in the same category or group as the previous one

what is more

Adverb

/wˌʌt ɪz mˈoːɹ/

used to introduce an additional point or emphasize an even greater extent of what has been previously mentioned

in addition

Adverb

/ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən/

Collocation

used to introduce further information

in addition to

preposition

/ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tuː/

Collocation

used to add extra or supplementary information

besides

Adverb

b

e

i

s

i

aɪ

d

e

s

z

used to add a point to support the statement just mentioned

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

and

conjunction

a

æ

n

d

used to connect two words, phrases, or sentences referring to related things

also

Adverb

a

ɔ

l

s

o

oʊ

used to introduce another fact or idea in addition to something already mentioned

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

conjunctive adverb

as well

Adverb

/æz wˈɛl/

used to express additional information or to say that something is true in a similar manner

too

Adverb

t

oo

u:

used to express an additional element in a sentence

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

conjunctive adverb

although

conjunction

a

ɔ:

l

th

ð

ou

oʊ

gh

used to introduce a contrast to what has just been said

even though

conjunction

/ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ/

used to indicate that despite a certain fact or situation mentioned in the first clause, the second clause follows

despite

preposition

d

e

ɪ

s

p

i

aɪ

t

e

used to show that something happened or is true, even though there was a difficulty or obstacle that might have prevented it

still

Adverb

s

t

i

ɪ

ll

l

despite what has been said or done

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

in spite of

preposition

/ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv/

Collocation

regardless of a particular circumstance or obstacle

however

Adverb

h

o

a

w

ʊ

e

ɛ

v

e

ɜ

r

used to add a statement that contradicts what was just mentioned

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

yet

conjunction

y

j

e

ɛ

t

used to add a statement that is surprising compared to what has just been said

though

conjunction

th

ð

ou

oʊ

gh

used to say something surprising compared to the main idea

while

conjunction

wh

hw

i

aɪ

l

e

used to indicate contrast

whereas

conjunction

wh

w

e

ɛ

r

ea

æ

s

z

used to introduce a statement that is true for one thing and false for another

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