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Topic Summary - Conjunctions and Transition Words

▪ Despite / In spite of / For all being open to new ideas, many people were resistant to the changes of the Industrial Revolution.
▪ Despite / In spite of / For all the recent technological advancements in the fields of communication and information sharing,
people in many parts of the world still lack basic access to resources.
notwithstanding
⃣ “-e rağmen” anlamında kullanılır ve gönderme yaptığı isimden sonra da kullanılabilir.
▪ Notwithstanding his success, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary output remains overshadowed by his Sherlock Holmes stories.
▪ His success notwithstanding, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary output remains overshadowed by his Sherlock Holmes stories.
regardless of / irrespective of
⃣ “… bakmaksızın, … dikkate alınmadan” anlamlarına gelirler.
▪ Regardless of / Irrespective of what people may say, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to achieving success and fulfilment
in life.
▪ Regardless of / Irrespective of the population of a region, the preservation of its environment and culture is essential to
ensuring a sustainable future.

in contrast with / in contrast to / contrary to / as opposed to
⃣ “… nın aksine” anlamına gelirler. İki zıt nesneyi ya da durumu karşılaştırmak için kullanılırlar. Kendilerinden sonra “noun”, “noun
phrase” ya da “noun clause” gelir.
▪ Avocados are high in healthy fats and low in carbohydrates in contrast with / in contrast to / contrary to / as opposed to
other fruits.
▪ In contrast with / In contrast to / Contrary to / As opposed to previously held assumptions, cats can be trained to follow
verbal commands and perform simple tasks.
different from / unlike
⃣ “different from”, “… den farklı olarak”; “unlike”, “… nın aksine” anlamına gelir.
▪ Different from / Unlike other authors, Jane Austen’s works were praised in her lifetime, and she achieved recognition as one
of the greatest English novelists.
▪ Different from / Unlike football, American football requires players to wear protective gear such as helmets, shoulder pads,
and mouthguards to reduce the risk of injury.
instead of / rather than
⃣ “… yerine” ve “… den ziyade” anlamlarına gelirler.
▪ People should strive to take responsibility for their actions and learn from their mistakes instead of / rather than making
excuses.
C. Transitional Words and Phrases
Karşıt anlam bildiren kelime ya da kelime gruplarıdır. Genel olarak “ancak, buna rağmen, yine de” anlamlarına gelirler. Kendilerinden
sonra cümle gelir, fakat kendilerinden önce bir cümle olmadan cümle başında kullanılmazlar.
however still quite the contrary
nevertheless but still in contrast
nonetheless yet still (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
notwithstanding but … anyway instead
but not … but rather even so
yet on the contrary all the same

however / nevertheless / nonetheless / notwithstanding
⃣ “Ancak, buna rağmen, yine de” anlamlarına gelirler. Kendilerinden önce gelen cümleden sonra nokta ya da noktalı virgül kullanılır.
▪ All paperwork used to be done manually in the past; however / nevertheless / nonetheless / notwithstanding, most of it can now
be done digitally thanks to the advancements in technology.
▪ All paperwork used to be done manually in the past. However / Nevertheless / Nonetheless / Notwithstanding, most of it can
now be done digitally thanks to the advancements in technology.

but / yet / still / but … still / yet … still / but … anyway
⃣ “Ama, fakat, yine de” anlamlarına gelirler.
▪ Leaders all around the world try to take measures to address pressing global issues such as climate change and poverty,
but / yet they may sometimes fail to implement them.

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