TYPE LINKER FOLLOWED BY MEANING although though (+informal) a clause aunque

despite the fact that in spite of the fact that a clause a pesar de

(que) LINKERS OF CONTRAST

despite in spite of

a noun / pronoun / gerund a pesar de

to (cannot be used in negative) in order (not) to (+formal) so as (not) to (+formal)

an infinitive para

so so that

They are usually used with can, can’t, could, will, won’t, wouldn’t

a clause para

as because since a clause

como porque como / ya que

LINKERS OF PURPOSE

AND REASON

because of a noun / noun phrase porque debido a

so…that an adjective / adverb tan…que LINKERS OF RESULT such (a/an)…that a noun / noun phrase tan…que