Essay writing

Connectors are words or expressions which we use to establish

different types of relationships between words, sentences or
paragraphs. They relate one idea or sentence of the text with
another. They connect the ideas logically.
Types of connectors:
1. CONTRAST:
- But
- Although/though
- In spite of / despite (+noun / - ing)
- However
- Nevertheless
- On one hand
- On the other hand
- In contrast to / with
- As opposed to
- On the contrary
- Alternatively
- Instead of
2. ADDITION
- In addition to /moreover/furthermore
- As well as
- Apart from this/that
- Besides
- Additionally
- What is more
- On top of that
3. EXAMPLE
- for example / for instance
- that is / that is to say
- in other words

4. SEQUENCE / TIME
- First of all
- First/ firstly
- Second/secondly
- After that/afterwards

Then/next
Finally/in the end

5. TIME
- Once
- After
- In the meantime/ meanwhile
- Subsequently
- Eventually
- While
- As soon as
- Until/till
- Since/for
- Suddenly
6. PURPOSE
- So that / In order that + sentence
- In order to/so as to/ to + inf
7. RESULT
- As a result/consequently
- Therefore
- For this/that reason
- That is why/so/because of this
- Hence
- Thus
- Taking this into account
8. CAUSE
- Because of / on account of
- Due to/owing to
- As a result of
- Thanks to
- In view of
- Given that
- For the simple reason that
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR ESSAY WRITING
1.
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TO PRESENT A TOPIC
It is often said/claimed that
It is acknowledged that
It is a well-known fact that
A problem that is often debated nowadays is that of
One of the most striking aspects of this
problem/issue/topic/question

2. SEQUENCE OD IDEAS IN A PARAGRAPH

- On one handon the other

As for
As far as is concerned
Added to that

3.
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TO EXPRESS OPINION
I think/ believe/dont think that
I think it is probable that
I agree/dont agree that
My own view of this point is that
It seems to me that
My personal opinion is that/In my opinion/from my part
I feel strongly that
From my point of view/ My point of view is that
For me
It seems to me that
As I see it

4. TO EXPRESS COMPARISON
- In comparison with/compared with
- In contrast to / As opposed to / Unlike
5.
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TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY/PROBABILITY
It is highly probable that
There is a strong chance that
It is reasonable to think that
There is reason to believe that
There are grounds for believing/for the belief that