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Below is a list of possible sentence starters, transitional and other words that may be useful.\u003Cbr>To introduce |  |  |  |  |\n| This essay discusses   |  |   is explored   |  | \u003Cbr>  is defined   |\n| The definition of   will be given |  |   is briefly outlined   |  |   is explored   |\n| The issue focused on   |  |   is demonstrated ... |  | \u003Cbr>  is included   |\n| In this essay   |  |   is explained   |  |   are identified   |\n| The key aspect discussed   |  |   are presented   |  | \u003Cbr>  is justified   |\n| Views on   range from   |  |   is evaluated   |  |   is examined   |\n| The central theme   |  |   is described   |  | \u003Cbr>  is analysed   |\n| Emphasised are   |  |   is explained and illustrated examples  \u003Cbr>To conclude | with |  |\n| In summary,   |  | To review,   | \u003Cbr>In conclusion,   |  |\n| In brief,   |  | To summarise,   | To sum up,   |  |\n| To conclude,   |  | Thus,   | \u003Cbr>Hence,   |  |\n| It has been shown that,   |  | In short,  \u003Cbr>To compare and contrast |  |  |\n| Similarly,   |  | In the same way   | \u003Cbr>Likewise,   |  |\n| In comparison   |  | Complementary to this   | Then again,   |  |\n| However,   |  | This is in contrast to   | \u003Cbr>In contrast,   |  |\n| And yet   |  | Nevertheless,   | Conversely,   |  |\n| On the contrary,   |  | On the other hand,   | \u003Cbr>Notwithstanding   |  |\n| Whereas   |  | In contrast to   | That aside, ... |  |\n| While this is the case   |  | ... disputes   | \u003Cbr>Despite this, ... |  |\n| To give examples |  |  |  |  |\n| For example, ... | ... as can be seen in ... |  | \u003Cbr>... supports ... |  |\n| For instance, ... | ... as demonstrated by ... |  | ... is observed ... |  |\n| Specifically, ... | ... is shown ... |  | \u003Cbr>... exemplifies ... |  |\n| Such as ... | As an example ... |  | To illustrate, ... |  |\n| \u003Cbr>We can help you to succeed in your studies on or off campus. 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