CONNECTORS AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR WRITING ESSAYS AND REPORTS

CONNECTORS AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR WRITING ESSAYS AND REPORTS

1. INDICATING CAUSE OR REASON

   • BECAUSE OF+ SUSTANTIVO
   • DUE + SUSTANTIVO
   • BECAUSE/ SINCE/ AS + PROPOSICIÓN

2. INTRODUCING, ADDING, ENUMERATING

   • FIRST/FIRSTLY,...
   • SECONDLY,.../THIRDLY,...
   • TO BEGIN WITH,...
   • NEXT/THEN...
   • AT THAT MOMENT,...
   • MEANWHILE
   • LATER/ AFTER THAT /AFTERWARDS,...

3. EXPRESSING OPINIONS

   • IN MY OPINION/ TO MY MIND,....
     • IN MY VIEW,....
       • I THINK/BELIEVE/ FEEL THAT...
         • IT SEEMS TO ME THAT....
           • IT IS CLEAR THAT...
             • I AM AGAINST...
               • I (DON'T) AGREE WITH...
                 • TO BE HONEST,...

4. ADDING INFORMATION

   • IN ADDITION/FURTHERMORE/MOREOVER,....
     • BESIDES/ AS WELL...
       • ALSO

5. CONTRASTING INFORMATION

   • BUT
     • HOWEVER/YET/STILL/NEVERTHELESS,...
       • ALTHOUGH
         • ON THE CONTRARY/IN CONTRAST,...
           • ON THE ONE HAND,.../ON THE OTHER HAND,...
             • WHEREAS/WHILE...
               • IN SPITE OF/DESPITE

6. DESCRIBING RESULT

   • SO, /THEREFORE,...
     • AS A RESULT/AS A CONSEQUENCE,...
       • FOR THIS REASON,...

7. GIVING EXAMPLES

   • FOR EXAMPLE/FOR INSTANCE,...
     • SUCH AS/ LIKE...
       • PARTICULARLY/ IN PARTICULAR,...

8. CONCLUDING

   • IN CONCLUSION,...
     • FINALLY,...
       • IN SHORT,.../TO SUM UP,....