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    Discourse Marker Student Sheet

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    This document provides examples of discourse markers used for various purposes: 1) To add additional points, introduce new topics, conclude writing, make suggestions, reinforce points, and express personal viewpoints. 2) To anticipate counter-arguments, invite the reader to consider a point, persuade, show the passing of time, contrast opinions, and phrase things differently. 3) The document also lists connectives like therefore, furthermore, however that can be used when writing.

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    This document provides examples of discourse markers used for various purposes: 1) To add additional points, introduce new topics, conclude writing, make suggestions, reinforce points, and express personal viewpoints. 2) To anticipate counter-arguments, invite the reader to consider a point, persuade, show the passing of time, contrast opinions, and phrase things differently. 3) The document also lists connectives like therefore, furthermore, however that can be used when writing.

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    A range of discourse markers.

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    This document provides examples of discourse markers used for various purposes: 1) To add additional points, introduce new topics, conclude writing, make suggestions, reinforce points, and express personal viewpoints. 2) To anticipate counter-arguments, invite the reader to consider a point, persuade, show the passing of time, contrast opinions, and phrase things differently. 3) The document also lists connectives like therefore, furthermore, however that can be used when writing.

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    Discourse Marker Student Sheet

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    This document provides examples of discourse markers used for various purposes: 1) To add additional points, introduce new topics, conclude writing, make suggestions, reinforce points, and express personal viewpoints. 2) To anticipate counter-arguments, invite the reader to consider a point, persuade, show the passing of time, contrast opinions, and phrase things differently. 3) The document also lists connectives like therefore, furthermore, however that can be used when writing.

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    Examples of Discourse Markers

    To add things: To anticipate a counter-argument:


    In addition, Although this is understandable, I think…
    Next, Some people may think… but I believe…
    Besides,
    As well as…
    Furthermore, To invite the reader to consider a point
    with you:
    You can do this easily by asking rhetorical
    To introduce writing on a new topic: questions:
    First, What can we do to change this? Can this go
    Second, on?
    I am going to begin by…
    In the first instance…
    To persuade:
    It must be said…
    To conclude a piece of writing: Certainly,
    In conclusion,
    Finally,
    To summarise, To show the passing of
    Overall, time:
    At that time,
    Since then,
    To make suggestions: After that,
    We should also consider… Yesterday,
    My next point is… Then,
    I would like to suggest…

    To contrast things or present an opinion:


    To reinforce a point: In contrast,
    I feel strongly that… On the contrary,
    Doubtless, On the other hand,
    Of course, Alternatively,
    There cannot be any doubt that… In comparison,
    Although,

    To express a personal viewpoint:


    I think… To phrase something
    In my opinion, differently:
    Personally, I believe… In other words…
    I feel that… Rather,
    It may be said that…

    To give an example: Also, remember connectives such as:


    That is to say…
    therefore, furthermore, however, in
    Namely,
    contrast, similarly, suggesting, finally,
    For instance…
    firstly, in addition, possibly, perhaps, also,
    whereas, it seems, moreover, so, this
    could mean etc…

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