martes, 22 de agosto de 2017

Advantages and Disadvantages essay


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 You can use the following words and expressions: 

To talk about advantages and disadvantages 

A further / major advantage… 
Another positive / negative aspect of… 
The greatest advantage/disadvantage… 
The most serious disadvantage… 
The strong point of… 
The weak point of … 

To show contrast 

But… 
Despite… 
In spite of.. 
Even though… 
However.. 
Nevertheless… 
Notwithstanding… 
On the one hand /on the other hand… 
Still… 
Whereas… 
While… 
Whilst… 
However,… 
Yet… 

To criticize a point made 

As this argument is not very convincing… 
As, in my opinion, this point has not been made clear enough… 
I cannot believe that… 
I find too many week points… 
Nobody could even consider…
Serious doubts can be raised against this… 

Other useful sentences to express your opinion: 

I firmly believe… 
In my view 
I’m convinced… 
It’s a matter of opinion… 
I share your opinion on the matter… 

To show the results of scientific evidence: 

Someone has published his/her research on … 
His/her theory provides evidence to support… 
Someone’s paper clearly shows/ proves that… 

Punctuation

Semicolon

Comma

Theory

 Comma In Direct Address



The Serial Comma

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Names

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 Commas

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Answers
Quiz

Using Commas with Interrupters 

Quotation marks

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Theory