Connectors and useful phrases for writing

Listing points:

• First of all;
• In the first place;
• Firstly;
• First and foremost;
• To start with;
• To begin with;
• Secondly;
• Thirdly;
• Finally;
• Last but not least;
• Lastly;

 

Listing advantages and disadvantages:

• One of the main advantages of;
• One advantage of;
• Another advantage of;
• One benefit of;
• A disadvantage of;
• The downside of;
• One drawback is that;
• The pros and cons of;

 

Adding more points:

• In addition;
• What is more
• Furthermore;
• Not only… but also;
• Moreover;
• Besides;
• On top that;
• As well;
• Too;
• Also;
• Additionally;

 

Adding emphasis:

• Obviously;
• There is little doubt that;
• It goes without saying that;
• Clearly;
• Needless to say;

 

Expressing personal opinion:

• In my opinion;
• As far as I am concerned;
• From my point of view;
• In my view;
• To my mind;
• It strikes me that;
• It seems to me that;
• I strongly believe that;
• Personally;

 

Expressing effect and reason

• As a consequence;
• Therefore;
• As a result;
• Thus;
• For this reason;
• Due to;
• On account of;
• Owing to;
• So;
• Because of;
• Because of the fact that
• Due to the fact that;

 

Expressing reality:

• Actually;
• As a matter of fact;
• In fact;
• The reality is that
• The fact of the matter is that;

 

Referring to subjects and giving examples

• For example;
• When it comes to;
• For instance;
• With respect to;
• In terms of;
• Such as;
• Like;
• Regarding;
• In particular;
• As far as…is concerned;
• Among others;

 

Clarifying or rephrasing:

• That is to say;
• In other words;
• To put is simply;
• To put it in another way;

 

Contrasting points:

• However;
• In spite of the fact that;
• Despite of the fact that;
• Regardless of the fact that;
• Yet;
• Still;
• Nevertheless;
• Nonetheless;
• But;
• At the same time;
• Even so;
• Although;
• Even though;
• While;
• On one hand;
• On the other hand;
• On the contrary;
• At the same time;
• In contrast;

 

Concluding:

• In conclusion;
• All in all;
• To sum up;
• On the whole;
• Taking everything into account;
• All things considered;
• All I have said;
• As has been discussed;

 

Listing points:

• First of all;
• In the first place;
• Firstly;
• First and foremost;
• To start with;
• To begin with;
• Secondly;
• Thirdly;
• Finally;
• Last but not least;
• Lastly;

 

Listing advantages and disadvantages:

• One of the main advantages of;
• One advantage of;
• Another advantage of;
• One benefit of;
• A disadvantage of;
• The downside of;
• One drawback is that;
• The pros and cons of;

 

Adding more points:

• In addition;
• What is more
• Furthermore;
• Not only… but also;
• Moreover;
• Besides;
• On top that;
• As well;
• Too;
• Also;
• Additionally;

 

Adding emphasis:

• Obviously;
• There is little doubt that;
• It goes without saying that;
• Clearly;
• Needless to say;

 

Expressing personal opinion:

• In my opinion;
• As far as I am concerned;
• From my point of view;
• In my view;
• To my mind;
• It strikes me that;
• It seems to me that;
• I strongly believe that;
• Personally;

 

Expressing effect and reason

• As a consequence;
• Therefore;
• As a result;
• Thus;
• For this reason;
• Due to;
• On account of;
• Owing to;
• So;
• Because of;
• Because of the fact that
• Due to the fact that;

 

Expressing reality:

• Actually;
• As a matter of fact;
• In fact;
• The reality is that
• The fact of the matter is that;

 

Referring to subjects and giving examples

• For example;
• When it comes to;
• For instance;
• With respect to;
• In terms of;
• Such as;
• Like;
• Regarding;
• In particular;
• As far as…is concerned;
• Among others;

 

Clarifying or rephrasing:

• That is to say;
• In other words;
• To put is simply;
• To put it in another way;

 

Contrasting points:

• However;
• In spite of the fact that;
• Despite of the fact that;
• Regardless of the fact that;
• Yet;
• Still;
• Nevertheless;
• Nonetheless;
• But;
• At the same time;
• Even so;
• Although;
• Even though;
• While;
• On one hand;
• On the other hand;
• On the contrary;
• At the same time;
• In contrast;

 

Concluding:

• In conclusion;
• All in all;
• To sum up;
• On the whole;
• Taking everything into account;
• All things considered;
• All I have said;
• As has been discussed;

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