ESSAY WRITING As a result, … As a result of noun/gerund

Opening noun/gerund has led to resulted in…

It is often said that… Many people claim that… Consequently… Therefore…

In this day and age… / Nowadays… These days… On account of noun/gerund due to… noun/gerund

…is a hotly debated topic that often divides opinion. One reason behind this is…

It goes without saying that… Needless to say… Contrasting

The following essay takes a look at both sides of Although/ Even though subject+verb…

the argument. Despite / In spite of noun/gerund

We live in an age when many of us are… Despite the fact that subject+verb…

Introducing points On the one hand… On the other hand, …

Firstly… To start with… First of all, … First and However,… Nevertheless… Even so…

foremost, … Opinion

Secondly… Thirdly… Lastly… Finally, … Last but As far as I am concerned…

not least, … From my point of view…

Furthermore, … In addition, … What is more,… On In my opinion…

top of that,… My own view on the matter is…

Another point worth nothing is… Another factor to Concluding

consider is… To sum up… In conclusion…

Presenting ideas and giving examples All things considered…

When it comes to… Taking everything into consideration…

In terms of noun/gerund Weighing up both sides of the argument, …

Not only… but also… On the whole, … By and large, … In general, …

With respect to noun/gerund

According to experts…

Research has found that…

There are those who argue that

For instance, … For example, … Such as…

Expressing result and reason

 LINKING WORDS TRANSITIONS

CONSEQUENCE For the beginning

As a result – Thus – So – Therefore – As a First - As a rule - Accordingly - In the first place - As

consequence – Eventually – That’s why well as - Nearly - Here - Opposite Likewise - Early
CONTRAST on - Before - At the beginning - The first - To begin
However – But – Yet – Whereas – While – On the - At first - An important Yet - Beyond – Moreover-
one hand – On the other hand Generally -Besides - To start -To begin - One
ADDING IDEAS important thing is…
Moreover – Also – Besides – In addition – What’s
For the middle
more – Not only… but also
Therefore - That is - In short - At the same time
OPINION
Particularly - Including - That is Correspondingly
In my opinion – As far as I’m concerned – To my
Otherwise – However – Furthermore - Except
mind – It seems to me that
Moreover- In addition - Secondly -Suddenly -
CONCESSION
Along with - After - Later - In fact
Even though – But for – Despite – Apart from –
For the end
Although – Though
In brief - Obviously -The final - The last - The worst
PURPOSE
Ultimately -To sum up - To conclude -Then - Lastly
To – So that – So as to – In order to
-Finally -To summarize -Clearly -Last of all
CONDITION
Undoubtedly -On the whole In fact -Thus - Since
As long as – Unless – If – Provided that - Whether
Hence
CHOISE

Or – Whatever – Whoever – Neither… nor-

Either… or
 CONJUNCTIONS Opinion

Comparison I think I believe I feel In my opinion In my view As

Evidently . Equally. As with . Like wise. In the same far as I know It seems likely It seems to me In my

way , Similarly Like Of contrast Conclusion To experience I believe that As for me, I think If I am

conclude Finally On the whole summarizing in not mistaken What I mean is I’d say that

comparison in contrast even though Personally, I think

Cause and effect Persuasion

Because Since For So Consequently Therefore Of course Clearly Evidently Surely Indeed

Thus Hence Owing to As a result of Causes As a Undoubtedly Decidedly Certainly For this reason

consequence of Leads to Contributes of Brings Besides Again

about Results in Because of this For this reason Conclusion

Stems form Comes from Result forms Is the result To conclude In conclusion Finally, On the whole,

of Is the consequence of Is due to Is caused by Summarizing Overall To sum up Evidently

Emphasis

Significantly Notably In particular In fact To be sure

Truly Actually In reality As it happens

Illustration

For example Such as For instance Such as In the

words An instance As revealed by To show that In

the case of As an example For one thing

Addition

And Also In addition Further Furthermore Besides

In addition to Moreover Additionally Not only… but

also Then Again Finally

 DESCRIPTIVE WORDS Only

Really At a push, At most, But, Just, Merely, No more

Certainly, Easily, Genuinely, Honestly, Positively, than, Nothing but, Purely, Simply

Precisely, Truly, Undoubtedly, Unmistakably Perfectly

Very Absolutely, Altogether, Completely, Entirely, Fully,

Absolutely, Acutely, Decidedly, Deeply, Eminently, Thoroughly, Totally, Wholly, Utterly

Exceedingly, Excessively, Greatly, Highly Seriously

Extremely Dourly, Earnestly, Gravely, Grimly, Meditavely,

Really, Remarkably, Seriously, Significantly, Pensively, Soberly, Sombrely, Thoughtfully

Singularly, Supremely, Terribly, Terrifically, Accidentally

Thoroughly By accident, by chance, casually, inadvertently,

Normally incidentally, randomly, unconsciously,

Commonly, Generally, In general, Mainly, Most of unexpectedly, unintentionally

the time, Mostly, Ordinarily, Usually

Quickly

Swiftly, Rapidly, Hurriedly, Speedily, Fast, Quick,

Hastily, Briskly, At high speed

Seriously

All joking aside, honestly, in earnest, no joking

(informal) Sincerely, To be serious, truly, truthfully

Kindly

Agreeably, Cordially, Generously, Grciously,

Helpfully, Lovingly, Obligingly, Politely, Tenderly

Finally

At last, At length, At long last, At the end of the day,

At the last, Eventually, In the end, Ultimately