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ADDING IDEAS: I like apples + I like pears |
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... and ... I like apples and pears.
.............. too. I like apples, and pears too.
I like apples. I like pears too.
.......... as well. I like apples, and bananas as well.
.......... also. I like apples, pears also.
Also, ... I like apples. Also, I like pears.
VERB + Also I like apples. I also like pears.
Besides, I like apples. Besides, I like pears.
In addition, I like apples. In addition, I like pears.
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ADDING A STRONGER IDEA TO REINFORCE. |
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Moreover, ... I like apples. Moreover, I eat them all the time.
Furthermore, ... I like apples. Furthermore, I eat them all the time.
What's more, ... I like apples. What's more, I eat them all the time.
More importantly, ...
I like apples because it is healthy. More importantly, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
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love hate
CONTRAST OF IDEAS |
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... but ... I love Paul but I hate his brother.
... . But... I love Paul. But I hate his brother because he is a...
, and yet... I love Paul. And yet, I hate his brother.
... while... I love Paul while I hate his brother.
...whereas... I love Paul whereas I hate his brother.
... (even) though ... I love Paul though I hate his brother.
... although ... I love Paul although I hate his brother.
Although ..., .... Although I love Paul, I hate his brother.
... despite... I love Paul despite I hate his brother.
I love Paul despite HATING his brother.
Despite... , Despite I love Paul, I hate his brother.
... in spite of ... I love Paul in spite of HATING his brother.
In spite of..., In spite of loving Paul, I hate his brother.
Nevertheless, I love Paul. Nevertheless, I hate his brother.
Nonetheless, I love Paul. Nonetheless, I hate his brother.
In contrast, I love Paul. In contrast, I hate his brother.
Contrarily, I love Paul. Contrarily, I hate his brother. |
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First, First, I had breakfast.
First of all,
Firstly,
At first,
In the beginning,
To begin with,
At the beginning of + noun At the beginning of the weekend, we had no plans.
Once upon a time, Once upon a time, there was a princess whose hair...
Second, Second, I brushed my teeth.
Secondly,
Then,
Later,
Next,
After that, ...
After + noun OR noun phrase After those (scary) minutes, she ran away.
Third, Third, I left home.
Thirdly,
Finally, Finally, she found some help.
Eventually,
In the end,
At the end of + noun, At the end of the day, she some found help. |
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to + infinitive I train to be a great footballer.
To + infinitive... To be a great footballer, I train every day.
for + gerund I train for being a great footballer.
For + gerund... For being a great footballer, I train every day.
in order to + infinitive I train a lot in order to be a great footballer.
In order to + infinitive In order to be a great footballer, I train a lot. |
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...because... I like Martha because she is a perfectionist.
Because... Because he is ill, he hasn't come to school.
Because of + noun Because of his illness, he hasn't come to school.
As... As you are ill, I din't expect you at the party.
...for + noun... For his bad temper, we cannot stand him.
For + gerund For parking in the forbidden area, he got a fine.
for + gerund
... since ... Since you have come late, I need your agenda.
Since...
Due to + noun, Due to his illness, he hasn't come to school.
Due to the fact of + gerund
Due to the fact of being ill, he hasn't come to school.
For this reason,... I love terror films; for this reason, I cannot miss The exorcist tonight.
... for this reason. I love terror films and I cannot miss The exorcist for this reason.
; for this reason,... I love terror films; and I cannot miss The exorcist for this reason.
... that's (the reason)nwhy... I have studied a lot; tht's why I am very confident now.
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... so... My knee hurts so I cannot do sport.
So/ And so... We were in a terrible mess. And so we assumed the consequences.
Therefore,... My knee hurts. Therefore, I cannot run.
As a consequence, I hurt my knee. As a consequence, I cannot run now.
Consequently,...
As a result,
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like I hate insects like spiders or caterpillars.
For example, I love many sports. For example, tennis, basketball and football.
, for example, I like films in general, for example, terror films.
For instance, Talk to me about Picasso, about his blue period for instance.
, for instance,
for instance.
Such as... I don't mind reading comics, such as Naruto or Dragon Ball.
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