Discursive Markers SEQUENCE PERSUASION ADDITION Initially Of course Also Firstly Naturally Furthermore Next Obviously In addition Subsequently Meanwhile Moreover Finally Surely As well as Clearly The following Indeed COMPARISON OPINION AND EMPHASIS However INTERPRETATION Above all Nevertheless It would seem In particular Alternatively Notably One might… On the other hand Consider / suggest Especially To balance this Imagine / conclude Significantly In comparison Infer / deduce More importantly In contrast Possibly In fact On the strength of ILLUSTRATION RESTRICTION CAUSE AND EFFECT For example Only if Consequently For instance Unless As a result Such as Except for Therefore As revealed by Save for Of course In other words Although Eventually CONCLUSION / SUMMARY To conclude / in conclusion Finally To sum up On the whole
SEQUENCE Initially Firstly Next Subsequently Finally PERSUASION Of course Naturally Obviously Meanwhile Surely Clearly Indeed ADDITION Also Furthermore In addition Moreover As well as The following COMPARISON However Nevertheless Alternatively On the other hand To balance this In comparison In contrast OPINION AND INTERPRETATION It would seem One might… Consider / suggest Imagine / conclude Infer / deduce Possibly On the strength of EMPHASIS Above all In particular Notably Especially Significantly More importantly In fact ILLUSTRATION For example For instance Such as As revealed by In other words RESTRICTION Only if Unless Except for Save for Although CAUSE AND EFFECT Consequently As a result Therefore Of course Eventually CONCLUSION / SUMMARY To conclude / in conclusion Finally To sum up On the whole Discursive Markers