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66 Essay Transition Phrases-

To continue an idea:

• Furthermore
  
• Moreover
  
• In addition
  
• As well as this
  
• What’s more
  
• Additionally
  
• Regarding this
  
• The fact that [x] is so, shows that
  

To compare and contrast ideas:

• In comparison
  
• In contrast
  
• Unlike [x], [y]…
  
• Like with [x], [y]…
  
• Similarly
  
• Comparatively
  
• In the same way
  
• Another way of viewing this is
  
• Yet
  
• Still
  
• Nevertheless
  
• On one/the other hand
  
• Conversely
  
• Notwithstanding
  
• In spite of this
  
• However
  
• Besides
  
• Though/Although
  
• On the contrary
  
• Contrary to this

In order to list:

• Firstly; Secondly; Thirdly; Finally
  
• To begin with; In addition; In conclusion
  
• These are the following:
  
• These are as follows:
  

In order to introduce an example:

• An example of this is (the fact that) (the following)
  
• To illustrate this
  
• This is exemplified by the fact that/to exemplify (this one seems a little bit weird, but I use it all the time in order to show an idea being strengthened within a lot of my English Literature essays)
  
• For instance
  
• For example
  
• In this manner
  
• In particular
  
• Namely
  
• [x] can be shown strongly/most clearly when…
  

To show that something causes something else:

• As a result
  
• Because of this (I wouldn’t use this one in very formal writing because formal writing tends to discourage the use of ‘because’ and ‘also’ at the start of your sentences)
  
• Consequently
  
• Hence (this can also be used in the middle of the sentence to explain why something is the way it is)
  
• For this reason
  
• The consequence of this is
  

To repeat an idea with more/as much detail:

• To repeat
  
• That is,
  
• In other words
  
• To be precise
  
• To be exact
  
• More precisely/exactly
  
• To reiterate
  

To draw conclusions:

• From this, I can extrapolate (most of the time, personal pronouns are not used in very formal writing, so ‘it can be extrapolated’ is good if you want to sound very sophisticated)
  
• From this, it can be inferred that…
  
• It is clear that from [x], [y] means…
  
• This shows the reader/audience that…
  
• This enables us to understand the fact that…
  
• [x] shows us that [y] feels…
  
• From this, it is clear that…
  

To make an overall conclusion:

• In conclusion
  
• In short
  
• To summarise
  
• In summary
  
• To conclude
  

I hope this helps!