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It can sometimes be difficult to start a sentence to express ideas, or find words to show the
relationship between ideas. Below is a list of possible sentence starters, transitional and other
words that may be useful.
To introduce
This essay discusses … … is explored … … is defined …
The definition of … will be given … is briefly outlined … … is explored …
The issue focused on …. … is demonstrated ... … is included …
In this essay ….. … is explained … … are identified …
The key aspect discussed … … are presented … … is justified …
Views on …. range from …. … is evaluated … … is examined …
The central theme … … is described … … is analysed …
Emphasised are … … is explained and illustrated with examples …
To conclude
In summary, … To review, … In conclusion, …
In brief, … To summarise, … To sum up, …
To conclude, … Thus, … Hence, …
It has been shown that, … In short, …
To compare and contrast
Similarly, … In the same way … Likewise, …
In comparison … Complementary to this … Then again, …
However, … This is in contrast to … In contrast, …
And yet … Nevertheless, … Conversely, …
On the contrary, … On the other hand, … Notwithstanding …
Whereas … In contrast to … That aside, ...
While this is the case … ... disputes … Despite this, ...
To give examples
For example, ... ... as can be seen in ... ... supports ...
For instance, ... ... as demonstrated by ... ... is observed ...
Specifically, ... ... is shown ... ... exemplifies ...
Such as ... As an example ... To illustrate, ...
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To add ideas
Also, … Equally important ... Subsequently, …
Futhermore, … Moreover, … As well as ....
Next… Another essential point… Additionally, ...
More importantly, … In the same way … Another ...
Then, … In addition, … Besides, ...
Then again, … Firstly, ... secondly, ... thirdly, ... finally, ... To elaborate, ...
To show relationships or outcome
Therefore ... As a result ... For that reason ...
Hence, ... Otherwise, ... Consequently, ...
The evidence suggests/shows ... It can be seen that ... With regard to ...
After examining .... These factors contribute to ... It is apparent that ...
Considering ... it can be concluded that ... Subsequently, .... The effect is ...
The outcome is ... The result ... The correlation ...
The relationship ... The link ... The convergence ...
The connection ... ... interacts with ... Both ....
... affects ... Thus it is ... ... causes ...
... influences ... ... predicts ... ... leads to ...
... informs ... ... presupposes ... emphasises
... demonstrates ... ... impacts on ... ... supports ...
To present uncommon or rare ideas
Seldom ... Few ... Not many ...
A few ... ... is uncommon ... is scarce ...
Rarely ... ... is rare ... ... is unusual ...
To present common or widespread ideas
Numerous ... Many ... More than ...
Several ... Almost all ... The majority ...
Most ... Commonly ... Significant ...
... is prevalent ... ... is usual ... Usually ...
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Adapted from the following source
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
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To keep the ‘I’ out of academic writing
It can be argued… Arguably… It may be that…
This assignment will present the following point of view…
Some theorists, notably Bloggs (1990) and Jones (1992) have argued…
There are two sides to this question. Firstly …
Another point of view suggests however, that ...
This assignment will attempt to show that…
In conclusion it can be argued that…
It can seen that… One point of view is that … However ...
