Connecting Words and Thoughts Use connectors to connect ideasī Transitions (Connectors) are used to connect words, phrases, and clauses. 1. Apples and oranges are types of fruit. 2. Not only fast cars but highway traffic. also slow trucks make up 3. Henri stopped writing so friend. that he could listen to his Conjunctions for and nor but or yet so More Connectors after because or until also before since whereas although but so whenever and for then whether as however therefore which and now and then nor though while once unless yet