Expressing Opinions & Ideas
• In my opinion, …
• As far as I’m concerned, …
• From my perspective, …
• I strongly believe that …
• It seems to me that …

Agreeing & Disagreeing
• I completely agree with …
• I see your point, but …
• I’m not so sure about that.
• That’s a good point, however …
• I respectfully disagree because …

Giving Examples
• For instance, …
• Such as …
• To illustrate this, …
• One clear example is …
• A case in point is …

Adding More Information
• Furthermore, …
• Not to mention that …
• In addition to this, …
• What’s more, …
• On top of that, …

Contrasting Ideas
• On the one hand, … on the other hand, …
• However, …
• Despite the fact that …
• Whereas …
• Nevertheless, …

Expressing Cause & Effect
• As a result, …
• Due to …
• This leads to …
• Consequently, …
• Owing to the fact that …

Expressing Certainty & Probability
• There is no doubt that …
• It is highly likely that …
• It is unlikely that …
• Chances are that …
• I am convinced that …

Comparing & Contrasting
• Compared to …
• In contrast to …
• While it is true that …
• Unlike …
• Similarly, …

Giving Suggestions & Advice
• It would be better to …
• I would recommend that …
• One possible solution is …
• You might want to consider …
• A good idea would be to …

Summarizing & Concluding
• To sum up, …
• In conclusion, …
• Taking everything into account, …
• To wrap things up, …
• All in all, …