
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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