1. How to Improve Your Communication of Ideas in an Essay

2. Ways to avoid writing ‘I think that’
The facts suggest, indicate, show that
Analysis of the evidence suggests, undermines, differs from, coincides with
It could be suggested, claimed, proposed that
Ways to avoid writing ‘I think that’
Smith supports the idea, notion, belief that
Although Smith disagrees, most writers suggest, claim that ...

3. Ways to link paragraphs
The first or last sentence in the paragraph should contain the essential reason for the inclusion of that paragraph
The last sentence in a paragraph should serve as a link between paragraphs, using words like……………

4. In fact
Meanwhile
Firstly/ Secondly
At the same time
More specifically
For this reason
While this is so / Since this is so
Even if /Even although
Not only.. but also
Above all
Nonetheless
In addition
Although
Following this
Consequently
Whether
Besides
Later

5. Avoid absolute words like
definitely
of course
Avoid absolute words like
totally
always
never

6. Ways to introduce another viewpoint
What needs to be noted
on the other hand
in spite of
in contrast to
Ways to introduce another viewpoint
at the same time
nevertheless
however
although

7. More Ways to introduce another viewpoint
On closer inspection, it is worth considering that ...
Ultimately, it must be realised that ..
More importantly however ...
More significantly however ...
More to the point is the fact that ...
On the surface, it might seem that however
The fundamental question is not however ...
On first sight it might seem plausible to argue that ....however, on closer inspection
To argue .... is insufficient .... it is necessary to consider ...