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Sequencing
To list points
First/Firstly/First of all,
In the beginning,
To begin/start with,
In the first place,
Second/secondly,
Then/next/after that/soon,
Meanwhile,
Later/After that
Afterwards,
At last/Eventually/In the end
Exemplifying
To describe
similarity
Similarly/likewise,
In the same way,
Among other things,
To name but two/a few,
Excepting
Apart from..
With the exception of
Except (for)
Generalizing
Making general
statements
In general/Generally,
On the whole/As a rule,
In general terms,
Adding
information
Giving personal
opinion
In addition to
Besides
In my opinion/In my view
It seems to me (that)
Personally, /As I see it
I suppose, I think, I believe,
As far as I am concerned
As far as I know
I (strongly) believe (that)
I think/feel (that)/
I may be wrong, but
To be perfectly honest,
Firstly, secondly,
thirdly, finally, lastly
(Connect similar
ideas or
information)
Besides,
Furthermore,
Moreover,
In addition,
On top of that,
+
clause
+ noun/-ing.
- In addition to his
appearance, hes got a
criminal record.
Being objective
Expressing reality
Actually/In fact,
As a matter of fact,
The truth is (that),
Concluding
In conclusion,
summarizing,
In short/To sum up,
Expressing finality
or purpose
(not) to
+
(fml) in order (not) to infinitive
(fml) so as (not) to
Thats the reason why +clause
Another reason for is
Expressing
contrast
Purpose clause
(oraciones finales)
- We came to the countryside to
find some peace and quiet.
- Handle the flowers carefully in
order not to damage them.
-He chose this university so
that/in order that he could
study Physics.
as well as + noun/-ing
also/and
both and
not only , but (also)
so that
sb would/could
(+fml)
do sth
In order that, modal vb+clause
In case
to be prepared for/to
prevent/to avoid +clause
Otherwise
+clause
Because of
With a view to
sth/
(Contrasting ideas or
information)
(oraciones concesivas)
- Although/Even if/Even
though the car is old, it is still
reliable.
-The car is old. It is still
reliable, though.
- Despite/In spite of the rain,
I went for a walk.
- We enjoyed our walking
holiday despite/in spite of
the fact that it was tiring.
- Buying a house is expensive.
It is, however, a good
investment.
- John is very rich but/while/
whereas his friends are
extremely poor.
Sentence. Nevertheless,
Sentence. Even so,
Sent. On the other hand,
Sent. On the contrary,
Sent. Nonetheless,..
+
clause
+noun/-ing
+ clause
In contrast to
Contrary to/Unlike
+noun/pronoun
-ing
,yet /,still
Expressing
Cause/reason
Expressing time
Reason Clause
(oraciones temporales)
(oraciones causales)
-We were unable to go by train
because of/due to/owing to
the rail strike.
As a result of the rail strike,
we were unable to go by train.
Result clause
(oraciones consecutives)
when/while/as/after/before +
clause
(before or after the main clause)
- When/While/As I was
driving along the road, I saw a
terrible accident.
- He went out after he had
finished work.
During/all through/throughout
+noun/noun phrase.
Till/Untilnoun/clause
As soon as... noun/clause
By the time+ clause
Expressing
condition
Even if.
If you do sth, you will do.
If you did sth, you would do
If you had done sth, you would
(oraciones condicionales)
have done
Unless you do sth= if you dont do
sth
As long as you dont do sth
Provided that
Providing that
Sent, so clause
Expressing
Comparison
1-My sister is almost as tall as me/as I am.
As if
As though
1-Modifiers:
almost, just
nearly, half,
twice,
three times..
+ as as
you do sth