
Unit 11: Writing skills - Signal words
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Emphasis Words
These words and phrases signal that the information provided is important.
a major development | importantly | a significant factor |
most of all | a primary concern | most noteworthy |
a key feature | the basic concept | a central issue |
It should be noted | a distinctive quality | the critical criteria |
above all | the main value | especially relevant |
the crux of the matter | important to note | the principal item |
Cause, Condition or Result Words
These words indicate that an explanation is following.
because | if | of |
for | from | so |
while | then | but |
that | until | since |
as | whether | in order that |
so that | therefore | unless |
yet | thus | due to |
resulting from | consequently |
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