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USEFUL PHRASES FOR WRITING- ORGANISE YOUR THOUGHTS

Presenting your own point of view

I strongly believe that... As far as I know / From what I know

I might be wrong but
To my mind...
If I am not mistaken
As I see it....
I believe one can (safely) say
It seems to me evident/obvious that...
It is claimed that
I feel that... I must admit that
I think that... I cannot deny that
There are many reasons why I can imagine that
It is important/ necessary to point out I think/believe/suppose
that Personally, I think
That is why I think
The first thing to be considered is
I am sure/certain/convinced that
It is a fact that
I am not sure/certain, but
It seems to me that..I would
I am not sure, because I don't know the
also say that.. situation exactly.
I am convinced that. I am not convinced that
I am inclined to believe that I have read that
There is no doubt in my mind I am of mixed opinions (about / on)
I am of mixed opinions about / on this.
that
I have no opinion in this matter.
One of the drawbacks of . Is.
However, one of the benefits is that .
In my opinion,
I am of the opinion that / I take the view
that ..
My personal view is that
In my experience

Supporting your view and Expressing Agreement / Addition / Similarity

The first/second reason whyis What is more,

Firstly/Secondly... Another reason is
not only ...but also... A further point is
The most important in addition to
In addition, not to mention
Furthermore,

in the first place

 not only ... but also then

as a matter of fact equally

in like manner identically

coupled with uniquely

in the same fashion / way like

first, second, third as

in the light of too

to say nothing of moreover

equally important as well as

by the same token together with

again of course

and likewise

also comparatively

correspondingly

similarly
additionally

Expressing an alternative

not only ... but also ... neither ... nor ...
for one thing I wonder whether ... or ...
either ...or ...

Introducing your topic Generalising Explaining

generally speaking in other words
to begin with by and large that is .
to start with all told That is to say
as an introduction all things considered What I mean is that
first and foremost

Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction

although this may be true or

in contrast (and) yet

different from while

of course ..., but albeit=even though

on the other hand besides

on the contrary as much as

 at the same time even though

in spite of although

even so / though instead

be that as it may whereas

then again despite

above all conversely

in reality otherwise

after all however

but rather

(and) still nevertheless

unlike nonetheless

regardless

notwithstanding

Cause / Condition / Purpose

in the event that when

granted (that) whenever

as / so long as while

on (the) condition (that) because of

for the purpose of as

with this intention since

with this in mind while

in the hope that lest=for fear that

to the end that in case

for fear that provided that

in order to given that

seeing / being that only / even if

in view of so that

If so as to

... then owing to

Unless inasmuch as=

because of the fact that= since
due to

Examples / Support / Emphasis

in other words markedly

to put it differently especially

for one thing specifically

as an illustration expressively
 in this case surprisingly

for this reason frequently

to put it another way significantly

that is to say in fact

with attention to in general

by all means in particular

important to realize in detail

another key point for example

first thing to remember for instance

most compelling evidence to demonstrate

must be remembered to emphasize

point often overlooked to repeat

to point out to clarify

on the positive / negative side to explain

with this in mind to enumerate

notably such as

including chiefly

like truly

to be sure indeed

namely certainly

surely

Effect / Consequence / Result

as a result then

under those circumstances hence=for this reason

in that case consequently

for this reason therefore

in effect thereupon=
concerning that matter, upon that
for
forthwith=at once
thus
accordingly
because the
henceforth=from now on

Conclusion / Summary / Restatement

as can be seen to summarise

 generally speaking on balance

in the final analysis altogether

all things considered overall

as shown above ordinarily

in the long run usually

given these points by and large

as has been noted to sum up

in a word on the whole

for the most part in any event

after all in either case

in fact all in all

in summary Obviously

in conclusion Ultimately

in short Definitely

in brief in essence

In a nutshell, Last but not least, .

As a summary, To conclude,

Time / Chronology / Sequence

at the present time after

from time to time later

sooner or later last

at the same time until

up to the present time till

to begin with since

in due time then

as soon as before

as long as hence

in the meantime since

in a moment when

without delay once

in the first place about

all of a sudden next

at this instant now

first, second formerly

 immediately suddenly

quickly shortly

finally henceforth

by the time whenever

whenever eventually

until now meanwhile

now that further

instantly during

presently in time

occasionally prior to

straightaway
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