Summary
Connectors ("nexos") are the words used to join: they link words within a sentence or clauses to each other. The main ones are conjunctions (y, o, pero, porque) and prepositions (a, de, con, para), which are also invariable words.
Conjunctions can be coordinating, joining elements of the same level (pan y queso; corre pero se cansa), or subordinating, making one clause depend on another (vino porque llovía). Prepositions introduce complements (el libro de Ana). Choosing connectors well is what makes a text well linked and understandable.
Key points
- Connectors join words or clauses.
- They are invariable words.
- Conjunctions: y, o, pero, porque, aunque…
- Prepositions: a, de, con, en, por, para…
- Coordinating ones join elements of the same level (y, o, pero).
- Subordinating ones make one clause depend on another (porque, que).
- Well used, they give the text cohesion and clarity.