THE WRITING PROCESS

USE OF CONNECTORS:

A) DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT:

FIRST, SECOND, THIRD……

IN THE FIRST PLACE, TO BEGIN WITH, TO START WITH, FIRST OF ALL….

SECONDLY, IN THE SECOND PLACE; IN ADDITION TO THAT, APART FROM THAT

(conversational), MOREOVER (formal) , WHAT IS MORE (conversational);
BESIDES.

FINALLY, LASTLY, ABOVE ALL (indicates that the last point is more important)
IN CONCLUSION, TO SUM UP, TAKING EVERYTHING INTO ACCOUNT, ALL
THINGS CONSIDERED, ALL IN ALL, IN BRIEF, IN SHORT, IN A WORD, TO PUT IT
ALL IN A NUTSHELL (en dos palabras)

B) EXPRESSING EXAMPLES:
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR INSTANCE, IN OTHER WORDS

C) EXPRESSING CONTRAST: (AND, BUT)

CONCESSION CLAUSES: ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, EVEN IF, IN SPITE

OF, DESPITE…..

CONNECTORS: HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS, ALL THE SAME, AT THE SAME TIME,

AFTER ALL; ON THE ONE HAND…………………….ON THE OTHER HAND; IN
CONTRAST

D) EXPRESSING CAUSE AND EFFECT:

-BECAUSE OF (A CAUSA DE), OWING TO (DEBIDO A), DUE TO (DEBIDO A):

The flight was cancelled because of the fog.

The cancellation of the flight was due to the fog.

-FOR THIS REASON, AS A RESULT, IN CONSEQUENCE, CONSEQUENTLY, THAT IS

WHY (conversational)
E) EXPRESSING A PERSONAL OPINION:

IN MY OPINION, IN MY VIEW, TO MY MIND, AS I SEE IT Cconversational),

PERSONALLY, FOR MY PART, AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED.

F) INTENSIFING WHAT IS SAID:

CLEARLY, OBVIOUSLY, OF COURSE, NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, IN
PARTICULAR, SPECIALLY, LET ALONE/ NOT TO MENTION (y no digamos).

G) REPHRASING WHAT IS SAID:

IN OTHER WORDS, THAT IS TO SAY (es decir)