WRITING DISCURSIVE COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES & ESSAYS | |
Stating arguments | People in favour claim that… Supporters argue that… Those against this idea believe that… Say = argue, claim, believe, agree, disagree |
Expressing Contrasting Ideas | On the one hand…On the other hand…, however, Although, Even though, In spite of, Despite, No matter how/what, Whatever, But, While, Whereas, Nevertheless, Regardless of, Contrary to, In contrast |
Adding Information | In fact, For example, For instance, In addition (to this), Furthermore, Moreover, Apart from, Except for, Besides, What is more, As well as, not only…but also, Another point worth mentioning is the fact that..., Another important point worth taking into consideration/account is the fact that..., Another significant point I wish to bring to your attention is that... |
Expressing Opinion | In my opinion…, In my view…, Personally I believe that…, The way I see it…, From my point of view…, I am in favour of…, I am against…, My belief is that…, I believe…, Personally, I agree that…, Personally, I disagree with the idea that…, I feel very strongly that… |
Listing points | Initially, First (of all), At first, To begin with, To start with, Second, Secondly, Then, Next, Finally, Eventually, Lastly, Last but not least, To conclude, In conclusion |
Emphasizing | In fact, As a matter of fact, No matter how, However (+adjective), Even, Indeed, Actually, Instead, Apparently, Obviously, To be honest |
Giving examples | For example, For instance, Such as, Like |
Expressing Result - Consequence | So…that, Such…that, Therefore, So, Otherwise, For this reason, Under the circumstances, Consequently, As a consequence, As a result, In this case, Or |
Expressing Cause-Reason | Because (of), As, Since, Due to, Owing to |
Expressing purpose | In order to, So as to, So that, in case, For, To |
Clarifying meaning | Specifically, To be more specific/precise, In other words, That is to say |
Summarising | To sum up, To summarise, All in all, On the whole, In short, In conclusion, Taking everything into account |
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