| Grade | Connective | Relative Frequency |
1 | High | so | 152.12 |
2 | High | because | 223.37 |
3 | High | since | 77.03 |
4 | High | therefore | 124.20 |
5 | High | thus | 61.61 |
6 | High | hence | 19.26 |
7 | High | as a result | 36.57 |
8 | High | consequently | 13.48 |
9 | High | accordingly | 1.96 |
10 | High | due to | 44.29 |
11 | High | because of | 33.70 |
12 | Medium | so | 254.18 |
13 | Medium | because | 301.76 |
14 | Medium | since | 45.01 |
15 | Medium | therefore | 82.73 |
16 | Medium | thus | 35.58 |