DSE

When you are so nervous during the examination, you may repeat the same word again and again. When you want to link up two ideas, what are the other connectives apart from “and”? Do you know how to use it correctly? Check it out from this article!

In the HKDSE English Writing paper, you may need to rephrase the keywords of the topic constantly, and this is the same for connectives! ‘But’ is one of the most frequently used connectives. So, do you know what words can replace it and how should you change the sentence? Let’s check it out below!

When you want to link up the reason with the result, is ‘because’ the first word pops up in your mind? Do you want to paraphrase to enrich your writing articles? If you wish to make your articles more professional, the words below may give you more ideas!

When you are writing argumentative articles or trying to persuade people, the language you use is a determining factor in whether your work is outstanding or not. Therefore, what you need are the discourse markers that help you to emphasize your stance and points! Seek the attention of markers and stop acting too ambiguous!

If you want to give a brief conclusion for the points you made, the whole article or the examples, you need to generalize them before introducing the summary, or else, it would be a mess! To keep it tidy and neat in your passage, the discourse markers below can surely help! Remember to jot them down so that you can use it in paper 2, 3 and 4.

When you are writing about comparisons, without using the term ‘ in comparison’, you can also state it clearly which can win the attention of markers! Introducing the discourse markers below, it helps you to organize your passage and you can probably gain more marks! You can apply them to paper 2 /3/4, and so there is no reason for you not to know more about how to use them wisely!