Learning Skills
Common signposts
To introduce an additional idea Furthermore
- Moreover
- In addition
- Equally
- Again
- Additionally
To introduce an opposite idea On the other hand
- However
- In contrast
- Conversely
- Nonetheless
- On the other hand
- Not withstanding
To introduce a choice or alternative
- Otherwise
- Alternatively
- Also
- In the same way
- Similarly
- Likewise
To concede a point
- Admittedly
- After all
- Also true however
To introduce an example
- Admittedly
- After all
- Also true however
To introduce a conclusion or summary
- In conclusion
- In summary
- To conclude
- To summarise
- Therefore
To indicate cause and effect
- As a result
- Consequently
- Accordingly
- Hence
To indicate chronological order
- First, second, ...
- Next, last, finally
- First of all
- After that
- Since then
To indicate order of importance
- First, second, ...
- Above all
- The most important
Other sentence starters
- It can be seen that
- Studies suggest
- It tends to be the case
- It would seem