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Dear Editor, I read with interest the letter from ‘Anonymous’ that claimed that ________________________________. I would like to disagree with this person, for a number of reasons… Be able to use connectives in our own writing Imagine the anonymous letter was written about the area that you live in. Write a letter of reply to your local newspaper, arguing that your town is a great place to live. To be successful I must: Write in paragraphs so that I have a clear structure. Use a range of connectives to signpost my readers through my points. Include counter arguments to the points made in the anonymous letter. TIME CONNECTIVE: Shows the order of your points. first, then, after, later, secondly, thirdly, finally, to begin with, next, in sum, to conclude, in a nutshell OPPOSING CONNECTIVE: Introduces an opposite argument. however, although, nevertheless, on the other hand, in contrast, though, alternatively, anyway, yet, in fact, even so, whereas ADDING CONNECTIVE: Adds a further point. also, too, similarly, in addition, indeed, let alone, furthermore, moreover, likewise RESULT CONNECTIVE: Introduces a result or solution. therefore, consequently, as a result, so, then , because, since, as, for,