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Sequence at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same
time, for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn,
later on, meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while,
earlier, simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in
mind
Placing ideas again, already, always, at first, at least, at length, at once, at that
in time: time, at the same time, briefly, concurrently, during this time,
earlier, eventually, finally, first (second, third, etc.), formerly,
gradually, immediately, in future, in the meantime, in the past,
last, lately, later, meanwhile, next, now, presently, promptly,
recently, shortly, simultaneously, so far, sometimes, soon,
subsequently, then, thereafter, until now.

Cause and accordingly, as a result, consequently, for that reason, for this
effect: purpose, hence, otherwise, so, then, therefore, thus, to this end.
Summarizing: altogether, as has been noted, after all, all in all, all things
considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event, in
brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, on balance, to sum
up, to summarize, in summary, to put it differently, finally, in
the final analysis, in the long run,

Reporting words for incorporating author names

A: acknowledges, adds, admits, affirms, agrees, argues, asserts assumes, assures
C: challenges, claims, clarifies, comments, concedes, concludes
D: declares, demonstrates, denies, describes, disagrees, discusses, doubts
E: elaborates, emphasises, explains
I: implies, infers, informs
M-O: maintains, mention, notes, observes
P-Q: points out, presents, proves, questions
R: reasons, recognises, refutes, relates, remarks, reports, requests, responds,
reveals
S: shows, states, suggests
T-W: thinks, urges, warns

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAY

1. Text organization

1.1. Introduction
1.1.1. General remarks: setting a goal

– The chief /general / central / key / ultimate / main / particular / major / primary …
•
aim / goal / purpose / of this paper / study is to investigate / establish P.
• – The aim of the project is…
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