USEFUL WORDS FOR ESSAY WRITING SPM

To indicate more information Besides - Making an additional point; anyway Furthermore In addition Moreover Likewise Indeed – In truth In fact Also As well Foremost - Ranking above all others; Preceding all others in spatial position First, Second, Third, Finally Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly To indicate an example For example For instance In particular Particularly - Specifically or especially distinguished from others Specifically To illustrate To demonstrate To indicate a cause or reason Since Because Because of Due to For For the reason that As Inasmuch as - Since Whereby - As a result of which, By which, "the means whereby we achieved our goal" To indicate a result or an effect Accordingly - because of the reason given Consequently Hence So Therefore Thus Thusly - In the way indicated Thence - From that fact or reason or as a result Therefrom - From that circumstance or source Thereof - Of or concerning this or that, From that circumstance or source Corollary - A practical consequence that follows naturally, "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love" To conclude For the aforementioned reasons For the aforementioned reasons, there is no doubt that To sum up the foregoing, Given these facts In conclusion In closing To conclude To express an opinion In all due fairness With good judgment, (one/we may) To describe or make vivid portray depict exhibit illustrate expose present paint a portrait limn - Trace the shape of, make a portrait of delineate represent demonstrate constitute - Form or compose embodied - (adj) Expressed by embody - (v) Represent or express in tangible form embodiment To prove manifest - Provide evidence for; stand as proof of attest - Provide evidence for testify - Provide evidence for certify - Provide evidence for endorse, indorse - Give support or one's approval to shew - Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment establish instance - (v) Clarify by giving an example of exemplify - (v) Clarify by giving an example of To compare or contrast Whereas In comparison In contrast However Although On the other hand Likewise Similarly But Yet Withal - Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) Withal - Together with this Nevertheless - Despite anything to the contrary Nonetheless - Despite anything to the contrary Notwithstanding - Despite anything to the contrary Even so - Despite anything to the contrary All the same - Despite anything to the contrary To indicate time After Before Currently During Eventually Finally First, Second, etc. Formerly Immediately Initially Lastly Later Meanwhile Next Once Previously Simultaneously Soon Subsequently Subsequent - Following in time and order Hitherto, Heretofore - Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time, “The sun hasn’t rose hitherto.” In due time Henceforth To indicate certainty Truly Sincerely Genuinely Surely Rightfully Absolutely Indubitably Certainly Without doubt Needless to say To indicate doubt Most likely More likely Possibly Probably Dubitable - Open to doubt or suspicion Dubious - Distressed with uncertainty or doubt To summarize Overall To summarize In summary To sum up Paraphrased Briefly In brief Summing up To put it briefly précis - A sketchy summary, Make a summary (of) synopsis - A sketchy summary apercu - A short synopsis To provide a condition provision, proviso - A stipulated condition stipulate - Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract given if whether whenever when while To express positive words magnificent grandeur - The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand, the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct magnanimous - The quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct fantastic fantastical phenomenal wonderful extraordinary marvelous superb good fine great avid - Emotionally desirable avid ambition to succeed excellent spectacular prodigious grand brilliant glorious - Bringing great happiness and thankfulness illustrious - Widely known and esteemed notable - Worthy of notice respected impressive splendid splendiferous - Having great beauty and splendor resplendent - Having great beauty and splendor, Richly and brilliantly colorful flamboyant - Elaborately or excessively ornamented, Richly and brilliantly colorful redoubtable - Having or worthy of pride formidable - Extremely impressive in strength or excellence prowess superior terrific tremendous wondrous - Extraordinarily good wonderful sublime - Inspiring awe, Lifted up or set high flair - natural talent knack - A special way of doing something outshine - Attract more attention and praise than others paramount - Having superior power and influence predominant preponderating prevailing To intensify incredibly exceedingly toppingly - extremely well extremely extraordinarily truly really very utterly - Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers, With sublimity; in a sublime manner absolutely perfectly sublimely dramatically sheer - (adj.) Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as an intensifier; (adv.) Directly "he fell sheer into the water" Said enounced, enunciated - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way pronounced - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way articulated - Express or state clearly vocalized - Express or state clearly posited - Put firmly stated expressed reported alleged - Declared but not proved averred - Report or maintain, To declare or affirm in a grave manner and formally as true affirmed, asserted wrote composed indited - Produce a literary work penned - Produce a literary work spelt - Indicate or signify voiced, sounded - Give voice to demean - Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally Noted (said) remarked denoted - Be a sign or indication of, "Her smile denoted that she agreed" observed commented mentioned referred announced noticed Precisely explicitly accurately expressly exactly incisively Numerous innumerable many various several diverse umpteen umteen myriad (noun and adj.) Praise extol - (v) Praise, glorify, or honor exalt glorify laud proclaim revere idolize worship venerate

Useful linking words and phrases that can be used at the start of new paragraphs:

A contrary explanation is that, …

Although, …

As a consequence, …

As a result, …

As we have seen, …

At the same time, …

Accordingly, …

An equally significant aspect of…

Another, significant factor in…

Before considering X it is important to note Y

By the same token, …

But we should also consider, …

Despite these criticisms, …it’s popularity remains high.

Certainly, there is no shortage of disagreement within…

Consequently, …

Correspondingly, …

Conversely, …

Despite this, …

Despite these criticisms, … the popularity of X remains largely undiminished.

Each of these theoretical positions make an important contribution to our understanding of, …

Evidence for in support of this position, can be found in…,

Evidently,

For this reason, …

For these reasons, …

Furthermore, …

Given, the current high profile debate with regard to, …it is quite surprising that …

Given, the advantages of … outlined in the previous paragraph, …it is quite predictable that …

However, …

Having considered X, it is also reasonable to look at …

Hence, …

In addition to, …

In contrast, …

In this way, …

In this manner, …

In the final analysis, …

In short, …

Indeed, …

It can be seen from the above analysis that, …

It could also be said that, …

It is however, important to note the limitations of…

It is important however not to assume the applicability of, …in all cases.

It is important however not to overemphasis the strengths of …

In the face of such criticism, proponents of, …have responded in a number of ways.

Moreover, …

Notwithstanding such criticism, ….it’s popularity remains largely undiminished.

Notwithstanding these limitations, ….it worth remains in a number of situations.

Noting the compelling nature of this new evidence, …has suggested that.

Nevertheless, …remains a growing problem.

Nonetheless, the number of, …has continued to expand at an exponential rate.

Despite these criticisms, …it’s popularity remains high.

On the other hand, critics of, …point to its blindness, with respect to.

Of central concern therefore to, …sociologists is explaining how societal processes and institutions…

Proponents of…, have also suggested that…

Subsequently, …

Similarly, …

The sentiment expressed in the quotation, embodies the view that, …

This interpretation of, … has not been without it’s detractors however.

This approach is similar to the, …. position

This critique, unfortunately, implies a singular cause of, …

This point is also sustained by the work of, …

Thirdly, …

This counter argument is supported by evidence from, …

The use of the term, …

Therefore, …

There appears then to be an acceleration in the growth of

There is also, however, a further point to be considered.

These technological developments have greatly increased the growth in, …

Thus, …

To be able to understand, …

Undoubtedly, …

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Useful phrases that can be used at the start of an introductory paragraph:

- This essay will analyse …

- This essay in addressing the advantages and disadvantages of, … will focus upon, …

- In examining the issue of, … this essay with address the following issues.

- This essay will critically examine the question, …

- This essay focuses upon the issue of, …

- The question of, … is directly relevant to …

- At least 5 – 8 sentences –

Vexed (vexations), perplexed, puzzled, worry about, absent-minded, upset, tense, depressed, distraught, blank mind, short-minded, broad-minded, quietened my mind, my mind tossed like a tempestuous sea, mentally disturbed, retarded, insane, a mad cap, unmindful of, nervous, irritated, irascible

self-centered, egoistic, egocentric, respond, tyrranical attitude, usurper, vilainous, vilainy, debased person, baseless person, unscrupulous person, swindler, fraudulent person, upright

playful, mindful, indifferent, ironical, sarcastic, bitter, gloomy, aloof, attentive, obsequous, servile, dispassionate, moody, amiable

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