Sentence Starters for Introduction

• To begin with,
• First of all,
• It is widely believed that…
• In today’s world,
• The purpose of this essay is…
• Let me start by saying…
• It is important to note that…
• Nowadays,
• There is no doubt that…
• It is often said that…

Sentence Starters: Comparison and Contrast

• Similarly,
• Likewise,
• In the same way,
• Just as… so too…
• Both… and…
• In comparison,
• On the other hand,
• However,
• In contrast,
• Whereas,
• While…,
• Unlike…,
• Nevertheless,
• Although…,
• Despite…,
• Conversely,
• But,

Sentence Starters: Cause and Result

• Because…
• Since…
• As a result,
• Therefore,
• Thus,
• Consequently,
• Due to…
• Owing to…
• For this reason,
• So,
• That’s why…
• As a consequence,
• For this cause,
• Hence,
• Accordingly,

Sentence Starters: To Emphasize

• Above all,
• Indeed,
• In fact,
• Especially,
• Clearly,
• Obviously,
• Of course,
• It should be noted that…
• Without a doubt,
• Undoubtedly,
• Most importantly,
• Significantly,
• It is important to emphasize that…

Sentence Starters: Common & Uncommon Ideas

To introduce common or widely accepted ideas:

• Generally speaking,
• As a rule,
• For the most part,
• In most cases,
• It is commonly believed that…
• Most people think that…
• Typically,
• In general,
• Usually,
• On the whole,

To introduce uncommon or surprising ideas:

• Surprisingly,
• Unusually,
• In rare cases,
• Oddly enough,
• Contrary to popular belief,
• It is not often realized that…
• Unexpectedly,
• Strangely,
• In contrast to what many think,
• Against all expectations,

Sentence Starters: To Show Examples

• For example,
• For instance,
• To illustrate,
• Such as,
• Specifically,
• This can be seen in…
• As an example,
• To demonstrate,
• Consider the case of…
• Namely,
• In particular,
• One example is…
• This is evidenced by…
• We can see this in…

Sentence Starters: To Show Time and Order

• First,
• Firstly,
• Second,
• Secondly,
• Next,
• Then,
• After that,
• Subsequently,
• Finally,
• Lastly,
• At last,
• To begin with,
• Beforehand,
• Previously,
• Following this,

Sentence Starters: Conclusion

• In conclusion,
• To sum up,
• To conclude,
• In summary,
• All things considered,
• Overall,
• On the whole,
• In brief,
• To wrap up,
• Finally,
• In closing,
• As has been shown,
• Taking everything into account,
• Ultimately,
• Thus,