Useful Essay Words and Phrases
Useful Essay Words and Phrases
Certain words are used to link ideas and to signpost the reader the direction
your line of reasoning is about to take, such as adding more emphasis, or
introducing an alternative point of view.
Writing in lists
first(ly); second(ly); third(ly)
another; yet another; in addition; finally
to begin with; in the second place
moreover; additionally; also
next; then; and to conclude; lastly; finally
Introducing examples
that is to say; in other words
for example; for instance; namely; an example of this is
and; as follows; as in the following examples; such as; including
especially; particularly; in particular; notably; chiefly; mainly; mostly
Summing up or concluding
therefore; so, my conclusion is
in short; in conclusion; to conclude; in all; on the whole
to summarise; to sum up briefly; in brief; altogether; overall; thus; thus we can
see that
• as X points out,…
• According to X,…
• To quote from X, ‘…’
• X states/suggests that…
• X tells/shows us that…
• In an article entitled ‘Name of Text’, X makes the point that…
• Referring to …, X argues that
• As X stated/wrote/argued/discussed/expressed the concern, …
• In Name of Text, X primarily suggests …
• Whilst acknowledging … X makes the significant claim that …
• Writing in 1926, X argued that …
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