Sentence Starters

Which of these is a good sentence starter for starting a paragraph?

• Firstly,

• For example,

• I think...

• Because...

Which of these is a good sentence starter for starting a paragraph?

• Such as...

• Therefore...

• This essay will discuss...

• But...

Which of these is NOT a good sentence starter for providing examples?

• For instance,

• Another reason...

• To illustrate this...

• And

Which of these is a good sentence starter for explaining something?

• Finally,

• As a result...

• Although...

• In addition...

Which of these is a good sentence starter for explaining something?

• This demonstrates...

• For example,

• However,

• Firstly,

Which of these is a good sentence starter for giving opposing evidence/arguments?

• Secondly,

• On the other hand...

• To begin...

• This shows that...

Which of these is a good sentence starter for giving opposing evidence/arguments?

• However...

• As a result...

• Overall...

• Most importantly...

Which of these is NOT a good sentence starter for a conclusion or link sentence?

• Secondly,

• Overall,

• To conclude...

• Therefore...

Which of these is a good sentence starter for giving emphasis?

• But...

• For example,

• Mostly importantly...

• Thirdly,

Finally, which of these should NEVER be used as a sentence starter?

• As well as...

• And

• This proves...

• On the other hand...