Article Writing – important Phrases

Opening Phrases

• In the last few years
• During the early days . . .
• Shortly after the invention of . . .
• A vast majority of
• During the past years
• Towards the end of  19^th century . . .
• Most of the population thinks that
• As a long period of time
• Is it any wonder that   . . . ?
• Don’t you think   . . . ?
• Isn’t it clear that  . . . ?
• Isn’t it the case that . . . ?
• How can anyone believe this?
• Does anyone really believe that . . .?
• Many people believes that

Useful phrases

·         In fact . . .

·         AsI see it . .

·         It appears to me . . .

·         It seems to me that . . .

·         One argument for this is that . .

·         I would counter this view because . . .

·         On the other hand . . .

·         It seems posssibly to  . . .

·         Therefore . . .

·         In addition . . .

·         Moreover . . .

·         Furthermore . . .

·         Nevertheless . . .

·         Subsequently . . .

·         Consequently . . .

·         However . . .

·         In point of fact . . .

It is precisely because . . .

·         Naturally . . .

·         Doubtless . . .

·         It is surprising that . . .

·         It surprises me that  . . .

·         It is no surprise that . . .

·         It would seem logical to . . .

·         Let us now turn to . . .

·         Let’s consider . . .

·         An example of this is . . .

·         My next point concerns . . .

·         To begin with . . .

·         Next . . .

·         After that

·         Following that . . .

·         After a while . . .

·         Wait a moment before . . .

·         Before long . . .

·         After a minute . . .

·         First . . .

·         First of all . ..

·         Firstly . . .

·         Next . . .

·         After . . .

·         Afterwards . . .

·         After that . . .

·         When . . .

·         At this point . . .

·         Lastly . . .

·         Finally . . .

·         Subsequently . . .

·         To begin with . . .

·         After that

·         Following that . . .

·         After a while . . .

·         Wait a moment before . . .

·         Before long . . .

After a minute . . .

Causal connectives

·         So . . .

·         This causes . . .

·         As a result . . .

·         This results in . . .

·         This leads to . . .

·         This is because . . .

·         This was because . . .

·         Because . . .

·         Therefore . . .

·         Furthermore . . .

·         I believe that  . . .

·         I think that  . . .

·         It seems to me that  . . .

·         It is clear that  . . .

·         It strikes me that  . . .

·         There is no doubt that  . . .    

·         I am convinced that  . . .

·         It appears that  . . .

·         It is obvious that . . .

·         In addition . . .

·         Everyone understands that . . .

·         Nobody knows why . . .

·         Many people believe . . .

·         I believe that  . . .

·         It is true to say that . . .

·         Even though . . 

·         For once . . .

·         At least . . .

·         At times . . .

·         Sometimes . . .

·         I felt so . . .

Phrases to finish

·         My last point is  . . .

·         My final point is  . . .

·         Finally,

·         In conclusion, 

·         In summary,                                       

·         To conclude I would like to say  . . .  

·         On the basis of the evidence presented . . .

·         On balance . . .

·         The evidence presented supports the view that . . .   

·         It is my sincere belief that . . .

·         In conclusion . . .

·         It is my conviction that . . .

·         It is clear that . . .

·         Finally I would like to add . . .

·         To sum up . . .

·         My overall feeling is . . .

·         The evidence presented leads me to conclude that . . .

By and large

Article Writing - Format

Title
Always give an interesting title to the article and underline it.
E.g. : The computer :Blessing or curse

Introduction
Introductions using questions or generalizations are often followed to give an idea about the article to the reader.

E.g.: The computer is a sign of the times. It is something invented to take the tediousity of certain collating, organizing and thinking process. It has certainly brought about a big chance in our lifestyle. The view that it is more of a menace than a blessing seems to be completely out of place in a world which has learnt to enjoy and use computers.

Body
For the body of the article, use the second and third paragraphs to express your views and arguments or elaborate the given points.

First paragraph(Explain views about against or for)
Before the invention of computer, nearly everything was slow. Data processing, accounting everything was done by hand. It was very slow and tedious. Computers, that sped up all these process. What is the advantage of anything being sped up? It is a great blessing sometimes. If simple, but troublesome, tasks like data processing can be done faster it will leave us free to do other important tasks.

Second paragraph(Explain the other point of view)
If we consider the computer is a menace is derived from the trouble that it has caused in some areas. There are people who have lost their jobs because the computer has made them redundant. It is not the fact that computer can’t able to replace a person and clearly indicates that the person should be able to doing something more important than a computer can do.

Ending
Most suitable ways to conclude a article is :
Brief up your article
             OR

Your views or ideas

E.g.: Hence it is in my opinion that to call the computer more a menace than a blessing is grossly unfair. The computer is a great blessing like everything else in this digitalized world.

Sample Formal Letter

Dear Sir,

I am writing to inform you that during my stay in your hotel last week I fortunately misplaced an important personal item.

I was staying in Room1042, having a great time, when I decided to buy something for my grandmother. I looked in all the shops trying to find something for her. The selection was marvelous, but I wanted something memorable. In the end I found a unique photo album, the shape of dolphins, she happens to adore them. Another customer wanted to buy it and since it was the last one, I convinced him to leave it for me.

On walking back to my room I stopped at the Oasis Pool to meet a friend of mine. Then I went to pack and completely forgot about the present I had bought. It was not until I unpacked my bag at home this morning that I realized I must have left it at the pool.

Although it is inexpensive, it is of special value to me and would make an old lady happy. It may be in the lost property office as one of your staff may have found it.

If so, I should be grateful if you would forward it to the above address.Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

s/d

David Abraham