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SIGNPOST WORDS
Adapted from Stella Cottrells Study Skills Hand Book

Adding
also; moreover; furthermore; again; furth
er; what is more; then;
in addition; besides; above all; too; as well
more
(as)
either; neither nor; not only but also;
similarly; corresponding to a point
in the same way; indeed; in fact; really; in
reality, it is found that
as for; as to; with respect to; regarding
already
made

Writing
in lists

rst(ly); se
cond(ly); th
ird
in additio
n; nally to (ly) is another; yet ano
begin with
ther;
moreove
; in
r; additiona
lly; also; ne the second place
and to co
xt; then
nclude; last
ly; nally

in other words; ra
ther; or; better; in
that case is to
put it (more) sim
Putting the
ply
in view of this; wi
th this in mind
sa
me idea in a
is to look at this an
other way
different

way

result
cordingly; as a
therefore; ac
n be seen that
so, (then,) it ca
nce is
the conseque
the result is;
ntly; now
eq
this; cons ue ident that
Showing the resulting from en
, that; it is ev
this reason;
we can see, th
results
us; hence; for
th
;
is
th
at
of
e
us
beca
at; it follows th
of something owing to x; this suggestsisethin that case; that implies
; otherw
in other words

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sion is
whole
o, my conclu onclude; in all; on the
s
;
re
fo
re
e
th
ether;
lusion; to c
brief; altog
in
;
up in short; in conc
y

e
g
ri
b
n
i
p
to sum u
Summ ding
ummarise;
s
e that
u
to
l

c
n
s we can se
u
th
;
or co
s
u
th
;
overall
tively Introducing an
; alterna
is
is
h
t
g
alternative
ity is
viewin
r possibil
r way of
e
e
h
t
h
t
o
o
n
n
a
a
rast;
viewpoint
ive is;
rsely
by cont er; one alternat
d; conve although
n
a
h
r
e
h
h
;
h
ot
at
again; r e hand ... on the ry; in fact; thoug
a
n
r
t
o
n
e co
on the
on; on th
is
r
a
p
m
o
in c

Return
to emp ing how
eve
ha
your e sise notwith r; nonethele
arl
ss;
sta
viewp ier nonetheles nding x; in s in the nal a
pite o
oint on th
nalysi
s; alth
fx
s; d
ou
e

altho other han gh; thoug while x wa espite x;

d;
h
ugh x
y
may h all the sam ; after all; a be true,
t
ave a
e
good ; even if x the same t
is true
ime;
point
;

Introducing that is to s
ay;
examples namely; an e in other words

; for exa
xample
as in t
mple; f
of t
he
or in
espec following exa his is; and; as
ially; pa
follows stance;
mples;
;
rtic
su
chiey
; mainly ularly; in par ch as; includin
ticular;
; mostly
notably g
;

SIGNPOST WORDS HELP POINT THE READER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS WHILST MAKING CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN IDEAS, ARGUMENTS AND ALSO OFFERING ALTERNATIVE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS