Contrast Conjunctions

---

Transitional	Subordinating	Prepositional Phrase
But However Nonetheless Yet Even so Nevertheless Still Notwithstanding	Although Though Even though Much as Notwithstanding No matter + question word However + adjective/adverb Adjective/adverb + though/as	Despite In spite of For all Regardless of Notwithstanding

Transitional Conjunctions:

They are mostly used between two independent sentences or clauses to join them.

Example:

I studied hard, nevertheless, I couldn't pass my English Exam.


Subordinating Conjunctions

They are used to join a dependent clause(also called a subordinate clause) with an independent clause.

Used with a clause

Example:

Although I studied hard, I couldn't pass my English Exam.

Used as a prepositional phrase

Despite
In spite of
For all
Regardless of
Notwithstanding

Example:

Despite studying hard, I couldn't pass my English Exam. ↑▲▲▲▲▲▲▲↑