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3.14 Look for the markers that indicate where you could
begin a new sentence or new paragraph
The table below shows the typical phrases used to connect one sentence to the next
in order to create a logical progression of thought. These typical phrases also act as
markers to indicate that you could begin a new paragraph.

typical phrases function of the phrase
In order to do this / To this end / With To state the purpose of something. For instance,
this in mind you outline a requirement, and then you begin
to say how you could meet this requirement
Then / Following this / Afterwards To indicate a temporal relationship
For example , / An example of this is / To give an example or supporting/negating
In fact, / Unlike / Nevertheless , evidence. By ‘example’ I don’t mean just a
list of items, but a complete example or
evidence that supports or negates what you
have just been saying and that requires
several sentences to explain
In addition / Another way to do / An To add additional points. For instance, if you are
additional feature of focusing just on one thing (e.g. X) and you
talk about X’s attributes
On the other hand / However / In contrast To qualify what you have just said: i.e. to
indicate an exception or the two sides of an
argument
Due to / Since / Although To give reasons for something
Thus / Therefore / Consequently / To indicate a consequence
Because of this
This means that / This highlights that / To announce and give a mini conclusion about
These considerations imply that / what you have said in the previous sentences
In conclusion / In sum

Figure 1 shows / As can be seen in To talk about figures, tables etc.
Table 2
Firstly, secondly, fi nally To introduce elements in a list
As far as X is concerned, / In relation To introduce a new element; to recall something
to X / In the case of / With regard to mentioned earlier
/ As noted earlier
It is worth noting that / Interestingly To add some additional information or make
some comment, not necessarily directly
about something you have mentioned before
but as an aside.