Phrases which help you start your sentences in a composition

Introduction

Background  -  Today …

-    It is common today …

Detailed background   -   This can be seen

-   This has been seen

Topic/subject   -   It is believed …

-   It is argued …

                            (Don’t use ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘we’)

Body (Expand topic/subject in introduction)

Topic   -   Looking first at …

-   Looking back at

Example   -   For example, …

-   Take ________, for instance,…

Discussion   -   This example clearly shows that …

-         This example makes it clear that …

-         This example shows us that there is no doubt …

Conclusion

Summary   -   It is obvious that …

-   It can be concluded that …

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