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aCTIVITy 4.6
continued
Purpose
Example
Add
and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what’s more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.)
Compare
whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the contrary,
by comparison, where, compared to, up against, balanced against, but, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, although this may be true
Prove
because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover, besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any case, that is
Show Exception
yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, of course, once in
a while, sometimes
Show Time
immediately, thereafter, soon, after a few hours, finally, then, later, previously, formerly, first (second, etc.), next, and then
Repeat
in brief, as I have said, as I have noted, as has been noted, to reiterate
Emphasize
definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation
Show Sequence
first, second, third, next, then, following this, at this time, now, at this point, after, afterward, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, before this, simultaneously, concurrently, thus, therefore, hence, next, and then, soon
Give an Example
for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration, to illustrate
Summarize or Conclude
in brief, on the whole, summing up, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, as I have said, hence, therefore, accordingly, thus, as a result, consequently
WRITING to SOURCES Expository Writing Prompt
Analyze how the text about underfunded schools uses satirical humor to expose
human vice or folly. Be sure to:
• Establish and support a controlling idea.
• Use transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
• Use precise diction and maintain a formal style.
• Support your analysis with evidence from the text.
my Notes
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