Conclusion Indicators Flashcards
Consequently
Adverb - conclusion
I was very worried, and consequently I couldn’t concentrate.
Therefore
Adverb - conclusion
We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.
As a result
Prepositional Phrase
Conjunction - because; as it was getting late.
when; as I was getting out of the car.
Although; as angry as he was.
The same way; do exactly as I say.
A, An - indefinite article; The - definite article
Preposition - being . He was dressed as a banana
So
Subordinating Conjunction
You are right, of course, so I think we will accept what the bank offers.
Clearly
Adverb - conclusion
Easy to see -
I think this report clearly shows why we have to act now.
Certainly -
The accident was clearly the truck driver’s fault.
It follows that
It - pronoun
follows - verb Transitive
that - conjunction introducing a clause
It’s possible (that) there’ll be a job opening in a few weeks
Accordingly
Adverb
Accordingly (= Therefore), one network is now scheduling a made-for-TV movie every Sunday night.
We may conclude
We - personal pronoun
May - linking verb
refer to weak possibility in the present and future.
and is the most formal polite than could (more polite than can.
Conclude - verb - Transitive
to end; or judge
It entails
It - pronoun
Entails - verb - transitive
to involve or make something necessary.
Any investment entails risk.
Thus
Adverb
means In this way
This plan will reduce waste, and thus cut costs.
We may infer that
Infer - Verb
to reach an opinion from available information or facts
a speaker can imply, but a listener can only infer.
It must be that
Must - linking verb
used to show that it is necessary
It implies that
Implies - Verb
to suggest something without saying it directly, or to involve something as a necessary part or condition
That is why
Why - conjunction; Adverb
for what reason
Why do you like living in Paris?
Hence
Adverb
