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Frases tiles p ara la e scritura d e e nsayos y composiciones e n e spaol

Frases para presentar o introducir ideas / tesis
para empezar (to begin w ith)
en primer lugar (in the first place)
como punto de partida (as point of departure)
la idea principal de (the m ain idea)
el propsito principal de (the m ain purpose of; the goal of)

Frases para relacionar ideas / argumentos
para continuar (to continue)
por un lado (on the one hand)
por el otro lado; por otra parte; en cambio (on the other hand)
mientras tanto (meanwhile)
durante (during)
adems (in addition; also, m oreover)
tambin (also; too)
entonces (then)
luego (then)
despus de + infinitivo (after)
mientras (while)
y (and)
pero (but)
sino (but; rather)
sino que (but; rather)
sin embargo (nevertheless)
aunque (even though; even if; although)
a pesar de + infinitivo (in spite of)
en realidad (in fact, in reality, really)
hay que tomar en cuenta ( you have to take into account)
lo importante es (the important thing is)
por eso; por tanto; por lo tanto; por consiguiente (therefore)
desafortunadamente; desgraciadamente; (unfortunately)
afortunadamente (fortunately)
para ilustrar (to illustrate)
por ejemplo (for example)
a causa de (because of)
como/en consecuencia (consequently)




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Frases para apoyar ideas / argumentos

es evidente que ; est claro que (it is evident that)
es lgico pensar que (it is logical to think that)
coincidir con (to agree w ith)
concordar con (to be in agreement w ith)

estar de acuerdo con (to agree w ith)
discrepar de/con (to disagree w ith)

Frases para introducir citas (quotes)

de acuerdo con; segun (according to)
como bien afirma X (as X rightly states)

como enfatiza X (as X points out; remarks)

como sugiere X (as X suggests)
coincido con las palabras de X (I agree w ith X when he/she says)

Frases para concluir ideas / argumentos

en conclusin (in conclusion)

en resumen (in summary; to summarize)

para concluir (to conclude)

para terminar (to conclude)

finalmente (finally)

en fin; en suma (in short)

Verbos tiles para la argumentacin

analizar (to analize)

examinar (to study; to analize)

comentar (to discuss)

destacar; enfatizar (to emphasize; stress; note)

argumentar (to argue)

sugerir (to suggest)

querer decir; significar (to m ean)

opinar (to say, to give your opinion)

aclarar (to clarify)

especificar (to specify)

ilustrar (to teach, to show, to enlighten)

investigar (to research; to investigate; to study)

proponer (to suggest)