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It is
maintain say argue believe Most parents claim point out Teenagers seem to believe Some people Parents It can be argued It has been suggested It might be said According to X
against
X is that
that
One disadvantage of Another point against X A further argument against One other disadvantage of
is
Negatively
open to doubt. not always the case. not necessarily true. unlikely to be true. highly debatable. incorrect. highly speculative.
is/are
cannot be upheld.
Positively
I agree with X when he writes says that X is certainly correct X may be correct when he in saying says that
One advantage of Another point in favour of A further argument supporting One other advantage of One of the main arguments in favour of
is
Generalizing in English
Percentage Quantity 100% Frequency Certainty Verbs will is/are must have to fairly very quite rather certain likely
all/every/each always most a majority (of) many/much usual(ly) normal(ly) general(ly) as a rule some on the whole a number (of) several often frequent(ly) a minority (of) sometimes a few/a little occasional(ly) few/little
is It
seems appears
can could may might could not will not cannot is/are not
of
0%
no/none/not any
It is said that ... impersonal (i.e. no commitment) It appears that ... / Apparently There is evidence to suggest that.
Giving examples
What happened at X school last month shows exemplifies illustrates This ... shown illustrated ...
this.
...
is
by
...
Drawing conclusion
Therefore, Thus, On this basis, Given this, concluded deduced inferred
it
can may
be
it
can may
be
that .
that .
It is
generally widely
that .
In short,
To sum up,
To summarise
To conclude, In conclusion,
In brief, In all