Listing
- first, second, third
- first, furthermore, finally
- to begin, to conclude
- next
Reinforcement
- also
- furthermore
- moreover
- what is more
- in addition
- besides
- above all
- as well as
- in the same way
- not only ……but also
Similarity
- equally
- likewise
- similarly
- correspondingly
- in the same way
Summary
- in conclusion
- to conclude
- in brief
- to summarise
- overall
- therefore
Giving Examples
- for example
- for instance
- as follows:
- that is
- in this case
- namely
- in other words
Result & Consequence’
- so
- therefore
- as a result/ consequence
- accordingly
- consequently
- because of this
- thus
- hence
- for this reason
- so that
- in that case
Contrast
- conversely
- on the contrary
- in contrast
- in comparison
- but
- however
- altough/ even though
- despite / in spite of
- while/ whereas/unlike
Stating opinion
- to tell the truth, …
- to put it mildly, …
- in my experience, …
- as far as I’m concerned, …
- speaking for myself, …
- in my opinion, …
- personally, I think…
- I would say that…
- I would suggest that…
- I would like to point out that…
- what I mean is…
- it is unjustifiable to say that…
- to my mind…
- if you ask me…
- to my way of thinking…
- in my view…
- what I think is that…
- as for me…
- for me…
- the way I see it…
- as far as I am concerned…
- from my point of view…
- I hold the opinion that…
- my impression is that…
- I consider…
- my conviction is that…
- I am under the impression that…
- speaking personally, …
- I dare say that…
- I gather that…
- I have no doubt that…
- I hold the view that…
- I believe that…
- as far as I understand…
- as far as I can see…
- in my perception…
- as I see it, …
- I agree with this view/opinion…
- I agree with this point of view, but…
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