Transitional and other useful words

Sentence Starters,

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transitional and other useful words

This essay discusses ... The definition of ... will be given The issue focused on ... In this essay ... The key aspect discussed ... Views on ... range from .... The central theme ... Emphasised are ...

In summary, ... In brief, ... To conclude, ... It has been shown that ...

Similarly, ... In comparison ... However, ... And yet ... On the contrary, ... Whereas ... While this is the case ...

Also, ... Futhermore, ... Next ... More importantly, ... Then, ... Then again, ...

Seldom . . . A few . . . Rarely . . .

Numerous . . . Several . . . Most . . . . . . is prevalent . . .

To introduce ... is explored ...

... is briefly outlined ... ... is demonstrated ... ... is explained ... ... are presented ... ... is evaluated ... ... is described ... ... is explained and illustrated with examples ...

... is defined ... ... is explored ... ... is included ... ... are identified ... ... is justified ... ... is examined ... ... is analysed ...

To conclude To review, ... To summarise, ... Thus, ... In short, ...

In conclusion, ... To sum up, ... Hence, ...

To compare and contrast In the same way ... Complementary to this ... This is in contrast to ... Nevertheless, ... On the other hand, ... In contrast to ... . . . disputes ...

Likewise, ... Then again, ... In contrast, ... Conversely, ... Notwithstanding ... That aside, . . . Despite this, . . .

To add ideas

Equally important . . .

Subsequently, ...

Moreover, ...

As well as . . .

Another essential point ...

Additionally, . . .

In the same way ...

Another . . .

In addition, ...

Besides . . .

Firstly, ... secondly, ... thirdly, ... finally, ... To elaborate, . . .

To present uncommon or rare ideas Few . . . . . . is uncommon . . . is rare . . .

Not many . . . . . . is scarce . . . . . . is unusual . . .

To present common or widespread ideas

Many . . .

More than . . .

Almost all . . .

The majority . . .

Commonly . . .

Significant . . .

. . . is usual . . .

Usually . . .

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Perhaps . . . There is limited evidence for . . . . . . could . . .

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To present inconclusive ideas

. . . may be . . .

. . . might be . . .

. . . is debated . . .

. . . is possibly . . .

. . . may include . . .

For example, . . . An illustration of . . . Specifically, . . . Such as . . . For instance, ...

To give examples . . . as can be seen in . . . . . . as demonstrated by . . . . . . is shown . . . As an example . . .

. . . supports . . . . . . is observed . . . . . . exemplifies . . . To illustrate, . . .

To show relationship or outcome

Therefore . . .

As a result . . .

Hence, . . .

Otherwise, . . .

The evidence suggests/shows . . .

It can be seen that . . .

After examining . . .

These factors contribute to . . .

Considering ... it can be concluded that ... Subsequently, . . .

The outcome is . . .

The result . . .

The relationship . . .

The link . . .

The connection . . .

. . . interacts with . . .

. . . affects . . .

Thus it is . . .

. . . influences . . .

. . . predicts . . .

. . . informs . . .

. . . presupposes

. . . demonstrates . . .

. . . impacts on . . .

For that reason . . . Consequently, . . . With regard to . . . It is apparent that . . . The effect is . . . The correlation . . . the convergence . . . Both . . . . . . causes . . . . . . leads to . . . . . . emphasises . . . supports . . .

In the past, . . . Customarily, . . . Prior to this, . . . Previously, . . . Conventionally, . . . Initially, . . . Until now, . . .

To present prior or background ideas Historically, . . . Beforehand, . . . Earlier, . . . Over time, . . . Foundational to this is . . . At first, . . . The traditional interpretation . . .

Traditionally, . . . Originally, . . . Formerly, . . . At the time of . . . In earlier . . . Recently . . .

To present others' ideas

According to . . .

Based on the findings of ... it can be argued . . .

... proposed that ...

As explained by ...

... states that ...

... claims that ...

However, ... stated that ...

... suggested ...

... concluded that ...

Similarly, ... stated that ...

... for example, ...

... agreed that ...

Based on the ideas of ...

... defined ... as ...

... relates ...

As identified by ...

... disputed that ...

... contrasts ...

With regard to ... argued that ...

... concluded that ...

... confirmed that ...

. . . argues ...

... highlights ...

... demonstrates ...

... found that ...

... identifies ...

. . . wrote that ...

... demonstrated ...

... also ...

... reported ...

... pointed out that ...

... maintained that ...

... hypothesised that ...

... expressed the opinion that ...

. . . also mentioned ...

. . . asserts that ...

... identified ...

... goes on to state/suggest/say

... emphasises

... challenges the idea ...

... showed that ...

... explored the idea ...

References

Manalo, E., Wont-Toi, G., & Bartlett-Trafford, J. (2009). The business of writing: Written communication skills for business

students (3rd ed.). Auckland: Pearson Education New Zealand. Updated August 22, 2012

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