INGREDIENTS FOR A GOOD ESSAY

1 ADVERBS
Increasingly /Absolutely
Especially / Particularly
Somehow / Somewhat
Certainly / Virtually
Eventually / Invariably
Accordingly / Recently
Solely / Rarely
Essentially/ Comparatively
Correspondingly / Effectually
Undoubtedly / Doubtless
Hardly /Scarcely
Definitely / Repeatedly
4 COPULATIVE CONNECTORS
Not only… but also…
Both… and …
Not only… but … as well
… together with…
… coupled with…
3 ADJECTIVES
2 COMPLEX PREPOSITIONS Important /Significant
According to / Along with Vital / Salient
Due to / Contrary to Sufficient / Consistent
Regardless of / Prior to Sustainable / Variable
On behalf of / In line with Possible / Impossible
In keeping with / In accordance with Definite / Ultimate
In addition to / Except for Increasing / Decreasing
In spite of / With regard to Dramatic/ Noticeable
On account of / Apart from Considerable/ Tangible
In the interest of / in view of Substantial/Distinct
Inevitable / Constant
5 NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS
Improvement in , Solution to/for , Chance to/of , Possibility
of/that, Opportunity to/for, Probability of /that, Occasion
for/to/of, Intention of/to/that, Difficulty in/with, Problem
with/about/for, Advantage of, Attempt at, Change in,
Increase in, Decrease in, Research into, Reaction to,
Response to,

7 PREPOSITIONAL VERBS
6 PARTICIPIAL PHRASES Lead to / Provide with
PARTICIPIAL CLAUSE + , SUBJECT Result in /Arise from
Present Participles (ending -ing) Protect against /Contribute to
Past Participles (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n) Benefit from /Stem from
Examples : Not willing to pay more taxes, the citizens propose… Prevent from/ Substitute for
Disappointed with the new government, our citizens demand… Account for / Add to
With continued air pollution, the ozone layer… Resort to / Abide by
Aim at / Hanker for
8 CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Concentrate on / Consent to
MAIN CLAUSE + ; CONJUNTIVE ADVERB + , MAIN CLAUSE Refer to / Insist on
Also, Besides, Consequently, Furthermore,
However, Nevertheless, Similarly, Indeed, Still, 9 DISJUNCTIVE
Therefore, Thus, In the same way, Despite that, CONNECTORS
…, but at the same time, Conversely , Hence, Alternatively,
Additionally, After all, accordingly, Finally, Either… or…
also ,besides, consequently, conversely, finally Neither… nor…
Instead, Likewise, Moreover, Next If/Whether…. or
10 DEPENDENT CLAUSE BEFORE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE …, otherwise …
DEPENDENT CLAUSE + , MAIN CLAUSE
The dependent clause often starts with a subordinating conjunction:
although, after, as, because, before, once, 11 FORMAL VERBS
since, though, until, when, while,… Herald , Encompass
Examples : ,Request, Follow , Precede,
Although the citizens are complaining, the government has… Seek ,Address, Conceive ,
After the new legislation was introduced, the first person… Proceed ,Purchase, Obtain,
Because the taxes are so punitive, the citizens have decided… Perform, Permit, assist,