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Sequencing and organizing FORMAL ORGANIZING PHRASES

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Some discourse markers show what is coming next. They help These organizing
organize paragraphs and longer passages of formal text. words often go at the
There are a number of words and phrases in English which See also: beginning of a clause
help to explain the order of events. They can also be used More linking words 112 or sentence.
to organize text and make it easier to understand. Making conversation 120
Sequencing markers can help
to put information in order.

SEQUENCING PHRASES
Certain words and phrases indicate at what
point in a sequence something happens.

Some markers introduce
new or additional points.

Other markers
FURTHER EXAMPLES highlight examples.

“Such as” can only be used in the middle
of a sentence to introduce examples.

Conclusion markers are
used when summing up.

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