Business advanced discourse markers 2 by Eric Acosta https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p Arrange the boxes to form our grammar reference - after arranging, complete the example sentences. en-us 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC 2026-06-24 02:20:37 UTC hello@padlet.com TRUTHFULNESS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323076 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323076 These markers are used to claim that the speaker is telling the truth. They often introduce criticism or negative remarks. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323077 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323077 FRANKLY / QUITE HONESTLY / TO BE HONEST / TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323078 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323078 STRENGTHENING ARGUMENTS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323079 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323079 These markers stress the importance of the ideas/points that follow. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323080 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323080 IN FACT / AS A MATTER OF FACT / CLEARLY / NATURALLY / IF YOU ASK ME / AFTER ALL / OBVIOUSLY / MIND YOU ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323081 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323081 CONCESSION ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323083 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323083 These markers ae used to acknowledge that someone has made a good point. the sentence that follows usually uses 'however' or 'but' ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323084 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323084 ADMITTEDLY / TO BE SURE / IT IS TRUE THAT ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323085 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323085 DISCOURSE PATTERNS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323086 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323086 These markers draw attention to discourse in order to rephrase, link, return ot a previous point and introduce a conclusion. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323087 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323087 AS I WAS SAYING / I MEAN / ANYWAY / ACTUALLY / AS I WAS SAYING / TO SUM UP / IN CONCLUSION / BASICALLY ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323088 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323088 ACKNOWLEDGING NON-LITERAL MEANING ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323089 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323089 These markers show that language is not used literally or as it is usually used. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323090 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323090 SO TO SPEAK / IF YOU WILL / IF YOU LIKE / AS IT WERE ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323091 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323091 If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure, _________________. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323092 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323092 After a year, the broke up last Friday - _____________, they never respected each other. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323093 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323093 She is very clever, ______________, but do you think she has the right personality for the job? ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323094 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323094 ________________, the government is to be held responsible for the economic crisis. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323095 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323095 Thanks for inviting me but _____________ the truth, I didn't like the party. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323096 2022-04-14 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/6wbffniap2gjpb8p/wish/2144323096