Special Phrases and Words

• Stating Your Opinion.
  
  
  • In my opinion,
  • According to me,
  • From my perspective,
  • It seems to me that
  • It appears that
  • It seems to me that
  • I suppose
   
• Giving Examples
  
  
• For instance,
• For example,
• In other words,
• To paraphrase
• To illustrate

• Comparing
  
  
  • In the same way,
  • Either...or
  • Neither...nor
  • At the same time
  • In the same way,
   
• Contrasting
  
  
  • However,
  • On the contrary, 
  • On the other hand,
  • Nevertheless  
  • Although
  • Though 
  • Otherwise
  • Instead
  • Even though
  • Alternatively, 
   
• Generalizing
   
• Generally,
• On the whole, 
• In general, 
• It seems to me that
• Essentially, 
• All things considered
• As a rule, 

• Expressing Certainty
  
  
  • Certainly,
  • Undoubtedly,
  • No doubt, 
  • Definitely,
  • It is obvious that
   
• Expressing Partial Agreement
  
  
  • More or less,
  • To some extent,
  • In a way,
  • Up to a point,
   
• Showing cause
  
  
  • Due to
  • Because of
  • Owing to
   
• Showing effect
  
  
  • Therefore,
  • As a result,
  • For this reason,
  • Consequently,
  • Eventually,
  • Thus,
  • thereby
  • The reason why