Prepositions, Conjunctions & Complex Sentences

Formal conditionals: Were / Had / Should

Were I to go... / Had she known... / Should you need help... — formal written

Conditional: but for

But for your help, I would have failed / But for the rain, we'd have gone

Concession: be that as it may

Be that as it may, we must proceed — formal concession; acknowledges but dismisses

Discourse markers: that said / having said that

The report is thorough; that said, it lacks data / Having said that, I agree

by the same token

He wants freedom; by the same token, he must accept responsibility

Prepositional phrases in academic writing

with respect to / in terms of / with regard to / in light of / on account of

Correlative conjunctions: not only...but also

Not only is she talented but she is also hard-working / Both X and Y / Either X or Y

Subordinators in formal writing

inasmuch as, insofar as, whereas, whereby, whereupon — formal/legal register

Ellipsis in discourse

"He said he would come, and so he did" / "Are you going?" "I might do" — British English

Concessive clauses: however + adjective

However tired she was, she kept working / However difficult it seems, keep trying