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Sentence Starters, transitional and other
How do I reference? ▼ useful words
How do I reference a figure? ▼ It can sometimes be difficult to start a sentence to express ideas, or find words to show the relationship between ideas.
Below is a list of possible sentence starters, transitional and other words that may be useful.
APA Style ▼
To conclude, … Thus, … Hence, …
Study Skills ▼
In comparison … Complementary to this … Then again, …
Research Skills ▼ While this is the case … ... disputes … Despite this, ...
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To add ideas
Numeracy Skills ▼
Also, … Equally important ... Subsequently, …
Next… Another essential point… Additionally, ...
o Credo Reference
Then again, … Firstly, ... secondly, ... thirdly, ... finally, ... To elaborate, ...
o Library Databases
o Subject Guides
To present uncommon or rare ideas
Seldom ... Few ... Not many ...
o APA Referencing
Rarely ... ... is rare ... ... is unusual ...
There is limited evidence for ... ... is debated ... ... is possibly ...
To give examples
For example, ... ... as can be seen in ... ... supports ...
The evidence suggests/shows ... It can be seen that ... With regard to ...
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After examining .... These factors contribute to ... It is apparent that ...
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… expressed the opinion that … ... also mentioned …. ... asserts that ….
Adapted from the following source
Manalo. E., Wont_Toi, G., & Bartlett‐Trafford, J. (2009). The business of writing: Written communication skills for business
Updated August 22, 2012
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