English phrases related to discussion and composition;
Expressing a Personal Opinion
- It seems to me that…
- I feel that…
- As I see it…
- The way I see it…
- I think…
- In my opinion…
- Personally…
- I’m convinced that…
- I have the feeling that…
- Well, if you ask me…
- I believe…
- I suppose…
- You can take it from me that…
Expressing doubt
- I’m not sure if…
- I’m not convinced that..
- I doubt that…
- I wonder if you realize that…
Introducing a point
- First of all I’d like to point out…
- The main problem is…
- Speaking of…
- What we have to decide is…
- Many people claim that…
- In this day and age…
Starting something as a fact
- As everyone knows…
- It is generally accepted that…
- There can be no doubt that…
- Nobody will deny that…
- Everyone knows that…
Giving reasons
- The reason for this is that…
- I base my argument on…
- I tell you all this because…
- Due to…
- One reason behind this is
Expressing support
- You are quite right.
- That’s very important point.
- You’ve got a good point there.
- I couldn’t agree with you more.
Concluding
- To sum up…
- In conclusion…
- All things considered,…
- Taking everything into consideration…
- The advantages of … outweight the disadvantages
Contrasting
- Although
- Eventhough
- Despite
- In spite of
- On the one hand
- On the other hand
- However
- Despite the fact that
- Nevertheless
- Even so