Business advanced discourse markers by Eric Acosta https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9 Arrange the boxes to form our grammar reference - after arranging, complete the example sentences. en-us 2022-04-14 19:53:36 UTC 2026-06-17 00:45:33 UTC hello@padlet.com TRUTHFULNESS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144308545 2022-04-14 19:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144308545 These markers are used to claim that the speaker is telling the truth. They often introduce criticism or negative remarks. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144310304 2022-04-14 20:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144310304 FRANKLY / QUITE HONESTLY / TO BE HONEST / TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144310721 2022-04-14 20:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144310721 STRENGTHENING ARGUMENTS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144312773 2022-04-14 20:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144312773 These markers stress the importance of the ideas/points that follow. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144313060 2022-04-14 20:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144313060 IN FACT / AS A MATTER OF FACT / CLEARLY / NATURALLY / IF YOU ASK ME / AFTER ALL / OBVIOUSLY / MIND YOU ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144313928 2022-04-14 20:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144313928 CONCESSION ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144314186 2022-04-14 20:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144314186 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/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144315236 2022-04-14 20:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144315236 ADMITTEDLY / TO BE SURE / IT IS TRUE THAT ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144315781 2022-04-14 20:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144315781 DISCOURSE PATTERNS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144316270 2022-04-14 20:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144316270 These markers draw attention to discourse in order to rephrase, link, return ot a previous point and introduce a conclusion. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144317103 2022-04-14 20:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144317103 AS I WAS SAYING / I MEAN / ANYWAY / ACTUALLY / AS I WAS SAYING / TO SUM UP / IN CONCLUSION / BASICALLY ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144317869 2022-04-14 20:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144317869 ACKNOWLEDGING NON-LITERAL MEANING ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318184 2022-04-14 20:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318184 These markers show that language is not used literally or as it is usually used. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318563 2022-04-14 20:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318563 SO TO SPEAK / IF YOU WILL / IF YOU LIKE / AS IT WERE ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318915 2022-04-14 20:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144318915 If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure, _________________. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144319645 2022-04-14 20:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144319645 After a year, the broke up last Friday - _____________, they never respected each other. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144320780 2022-04-14 20:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144320780 She is very clever, ______________, but do you think she has the right personality for the job? ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144321362 2022-04-14 20:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144321362 ________________, the government is to be held responsible for the economic crisis. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144321794 2022-04-14 20:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144321794 Thanks for inviting me but _____________ the truth, I didn't like the party. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144322197 2022-04-14 20:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/70oiulcal6rryin9/wish/2144322197