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Sequence ideas Give examples

• Firstly, • For example,
• Next, • For instance,
• Finally, • Namely,
• The main reason is… • Specifically,
• Another point is… • That is,
• Another reason is… • …such as…
Introduce a
Add another idea
similar idea
• Also,
• In addition, • Likewise,
• Moreover, • Similarly,
• Besides,
Introduce a Introduce a new
different idea idea
• However,
• With regard to…
• In contrast,
• When it comes to…
• On the other hand,
• On the question of…
• Although…
Summarise ideas Give a cause
• All in all,
• Due to…
• In brief,
• Because of…
• On the whole,
Emphasise a
Give an effect
point
• Certainly,
• Indeed,
• Therefore,
• In fact,
• As a result,
• Of course,
• For this reason,
• Actually,
• Consequently,
• As a matter of fact,
• Naturally,
Generalise Clarify a point
• Usually,
• In general,
• On the whole,
• In other words,
• As a rule,
• Namely,
• In most cases,
• That is to say,
• Broadly speaking,
• I mean…
• Generally speaking,
• For the most part,
• To some extent,