SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASE

SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES
/>AGREEING
I agree.
Yes, I really
Absolutely, I …
On the whole…
Yes, me too.
DISAGREEING
I don’t really know
I’m not sure.
Personally, I tend to think…
Um … I actually think …
Possibly, but …
USEFUL CONJUNCTIONS:
Whereas
But
Except that
Compared with
While
Although
Even though
USEFUL EXPRESSION FOR INTRODUCING
AN OPPOSITE IDEA IN A NEW SENTENCE.
On the other hand, …
Nevertheless, …
However, …
By contrast, …
All the same, …
Alternatively, …
BALANCING VIEWS
Although … / even though …

As far as the question of … is concerned …
For one thing … , and for another …
Some people think …
Others argue that …
In my view …
I think that’s -ne as long as …
It’s important to make sure …
Sometimes, they just want to …
Quite often, I think they …
MAKING A CONCESSION BEFORE DISAGREEING:
I think it is reasonable to say that …
I also belive that …
In addition, …
While it may be true that …
I alsofeel …
Although some people agrue that …
Overall, I belive …
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SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES
The most important thing is …
I tend to feel that …
In my opinion, it is …
We should consider whether …
It is useful to consider what e1ect … could have on …
Some people feel that …
It can be said that …
TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
I expect …
I predict … will lead to/ result in
I foresee/ I can’t foresee any problems.

I suppose (conceding)…
… in the foreseeable future
The result/ outcome will/ would be that …
From what I’ve read/ heard, it seems that …
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FROM CERTAIN … TO LESS CERTAIN
I’m sure/ certain that …
I’m pretty sure/ certain that …
It seems likely that …
I think that …
It’s hard to say whether …
I don’t really know whether …
Group 1:
sequencing/listin
g
Use to catalogue
(makea list of
items)
Fist of all, …
In the -rst place, …
To begin with, …
First(ly) … second(ly) … third(ly) …
First, … Next … Then … After that, …
Finally, …
Group 2:
reinforcing
Use to add to
and strengthen
what you have
said.
Also,…

Besides, …
Furthermore, …
In addition, …
Moreover, …
Group 3:
equating
Use to indicate
similarity with
what has been
said
In the same way, …
Likewise, …
Similarly, …
Group 4:
summarising
Use to introduce
a generalisation
of or conclusion
In conclusion, …
In summary, …
To conclude, …
To sum up, …
Group 5: For example, …
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SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES
referring
Use to give more
examples
For instance, …
In particular, …

… such as …
Group 6:
showing results
Use to express
the
consequence
As a result, …
Consequently, …
Hence,…
So …
Therefore, …
Thus, …
Group 7:
inferring
Use to deduce
In other words, …
In that case, …
Then, …
Otherwise, …
Group 8: giving
alternatives
Use to refer to
an alternative
Alternatively, …
On the other hand, …
Then again, …
Group 9:
restating
Use to express
what you have

said in another
way (usually
more simply)
In other words, …
That is to say, …
To put it simply, …
Group 10:
contrasting
Use to compare
or contrast
Conversely, …
In comparison, …
In contrast to this, …
Instead, …
On the contrary, …
…, whereas …
Group 11:
conceding
Use to indicate
other ways of
considering
what you have
said.
After all, …
All the same, …
Although …/ Though …/ Even though …
Even if …
However, …
In spite of …, despite this/ that …
Nevertheless …

Nonetheless …
Still, …
Yet,…
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