| 功能范畴 | 功能类型 | 例子 |
| 研究导向型 | 时间/位置 | at the beginning of, at the same time, in the present study |
| 过程 | the use of the, the role of the, the purpose of | |
| 量化 | the magnitude of, a wide range of, one of the most | |
| 描述 | the structure of the, the size of the, the surface of the | |
| 话题 | in the Hong Kong, the currency board system | |
| 文本导向型 | 过渡 | on the other hand, in addition to the, in contrast to the |
| 结果 | as a result of, it was found that, these results suggest that | |
| 结构 | in the next section, as shown in figure, as shown in table | |
| 框架 | in the case of, with respect to the, on the basis of, in the presence of | |
| 参与者导向型 | 立场 | are likely to be, may be due to, it is possible that |
| 介入 | it should be noted, as can be seen |