How to conect sentences

One way is to use a pronoun (it, they) or pro-form (this method, these systems) to glue the sentences together:

• Many researchers have suggested ways of reducing cost without affecting the quality of the image. These methods rely on data structures built during a preprocessing step.
• It has received much attention over the past few decades due to its biodegradable properties, which offer important economic benefits.

Signalling sentence connector

Another way is to use a signalling sentence connector to indicate the relationship between one sentence and the next, or one part of a sentence and the next.

Cause

Therefore

Due to (the fact that)

due to (the fact that)

on account of

in view of (the fact that)

as

because

since

Results

• therefore
• consequently
• hence
• as a result (of which)
• which is why
• so

Contrast/Difference

• however
• whereas
• but
• on the other hand
• while
• by contrast

Unexpectedness

Although

although it was difficult, a solution was found

Even though

Though

Despite

In spite of

Regardless of

Notwithstanding

nevertheless

however

yet

nonetheless

even so

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