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Unit 11: Writing skills - Signal words

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Continuation words

These words work as signals; this means that there are more ideas to come.  These words occur within sentences, not at the beginning.   

and also another
again and finally  first of all 
furthermore in addition more
moreover   next   one reason
other secondly similarly 
too with  

 Change of direction words

These words mean: ‘Watch out—we are changing direction of the argument’. These words occur within sentences, not at the beginning.

although but conversely  
despite different from  even though
however    in contrast instead of 
the opposite on  the contrary on  the other hand  
rather    still  yet
while though   

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