TO STATE PERSONAL OPINION:
- In my opinion,
- In my view,
- To my mind,
- (Personally) I believe that
- I feel (very) strongly that
- It seems to me that
- I think that
TO LIST ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:
- One advantage/disadvantage of
- Another advantage/disadvantage of
- One other advantage/disadvantage of
- The main advantage/disadvantage of
- The greatest advantage/disadvantage of
- The first advantage/disadvantage of
TO LIST POINTS:
- First(ly),
- First of all,
- In the first place,
- To start with,
- To begin with,
- Secondly,
- Thirdly,
- Finally,
TO SHOW SEQUENCE:
Beginning:
- First,
- To start with,
- To begin with,
- First of all,
Continuing:
- Secondly,
- After this/that,
- Then,
- Next,
Concluding:
- Finally,
- Lastly,
- Last but not least
TO ADD MORE POINTS TO THE SAME TOPIC:
- What is more,
- Furthermore,
- Moreover,
- Apart from this/that,
- In addition (to this),
- Besides (this),
- ...also...
- ...too.
- Not only...but...as well
TO SHOW CAUSE:
- ...because...
- ... due to the fact that...
- ...since...
- ...as...
- ; for this reason...
- ; therefore...
TO SHOW PURPOSE:
- ...so that...
- so as to...
- ...in order to...
TO GIVE EXAMPLES:
- For instance,
- For example,
- ...such as...
- ...like...
- ...particularly,
- ...in particular,
- ...especially,
TO SHOW CONTRAST:
- Yet,
- However,
- Nevertheless,
- ...but...
- Nonetheless,
- Although,
- Eventhough,
- In spite of the fact that
- Despite the fact that
TO SHOW TIME:
- ...when/whenever/before/as soon as...
- ...since...
- ...as...
- ...while...
- ...now that...
TO INTRODUCE A CONCLUSION:
- Finally,
- Lastly,
- All in all,
- taking everything into account,
- On the whole,
- All things considered,
- In conclusion,
- To sum up
