In my opinion

Personally
In my view
Well, if you ask me
Well, I think
I definitely think that
From my experience
As far as Im concerned
What I think is
As I see it...the main reason for my sayin is that...
It seems to me that
!ook at it this way
I couldnt aree more
"hats exactly what I think
I completely aree
I fully aree with what youve #ust said
$ou couldnt %e more riht a%out it
$ou ot a point there
Id aree with you if
Id certainly aree with you if youre thinkin
&xactly
Disagreeing Politely
Im afraid I cant aree
I disaree entirely
"hat isnt the point
"hats hihly de%ata%le
"hat isnt exactly true
Im not sure that it works like that
'o you really think so(
I wonder whether thats the case
$ou miht %e riht, however
Asking for opinions
What are your feelins a%out (
)as any%ody ot any other idea (
)ow do you feel a%out (
Where do you stand on (
What can you say a%out (
What do you think a%out (
Id like to hear your opinion a%out
What are your thouhts a%out (
*h, could I ask a +uestion(
,ould I interrupt for a moment(
-orry, %ut
-orry to %utt in
&xcuse me, can I say somethin(
I hate to interrupt, %ut
I know its not my call, %ut
Reporting what someone else has
said
I was talkin to ... and ... told me that..
Accordin to ...
... suests.insists.claims that
What ... thinks a%out is that
-omethin that said was that
For ,
As stated ...
Asking for clarification
,an you %e a %it more specific(
What do you mean %y (
Are you sayin that(
What are you tryin to say(
Are we talkin a%out(
'id you mean(
Im afraid Im not clear a%out
Im sorry, %ut I dont +uite understand
-o, what youre tryin to say
ransition !ignals
Meaning/function Sentence Connectors Others Coordinators Subordinators
To give a reason As a result/ because
of/ due to
For Because
To show similarities Also/likewise/similarly To be similar to/
comared with/ in
comarison to
And/ both!and/ not
only! but also/
neither! nor
To add an oosite
idea
"owever/ on the other hand/
nevertheless/ nonetheless/ still
#esite in site of But/yet Although/ even
though/ though/
whereas/ while
To introduce an
e$amle
For e$amle/ for instance Such as/ an e$amle
of/ to e$emlify
To add a conclusion All in all/ in brief/ in conclusion/ in
short/ in summary for these
reasons/ to conclude
To list ideas in order
of imortance
first of all/ first and foremost/
more significantly/ above all/
most of all
The most significant/
the second!/ a more
imortant
To give a result As a result/ conse%uently/
therefore/ as a conse%uence/
accordingly/ therefore/ thus
The cause of/ the
reason for
So
To give another
ossibility
Alternatively/ on the other hand/
otherwise
Or/ either!or/
whether! or
To show differences "owever/in contrast/ instead/ on
the other hand/ on the contrary/
rather
&nstead of
To e$lain or restate
an idea
&n other worlds/ in articular/
more secifically/ that is
To add a similar idea Also/ besides/ furthermore/ in
addition/ moreover/
Another! 'reason(/ a
second!/ an
additional! a final
And/ both! and/ not
only ! but also