Business advanced discourse markers 4 by Eric Acosta https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl Arrange the boxes to form our grammar reference - after arranging, complete the example sentences. en-us 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC 2026-06-24 02:20:37 UTC hello@padlet.com TRUTHFULNESS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323800 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323800 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/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323801 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323801 FRANKLY / QUITE HONESTLY / TO BE HONEST / TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323802 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323802 STRENGTHENING ARGUMENTS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323803 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323803 These markers stress the importance of the ideas/points that follow. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323804 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323804 IN FACT / AS A MATTER OF FACT / CLEARLY / NATURALLY / IF YOU ASK ME / AFTER ALL / OBVIOUSLY / MIND YOU ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323805 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323805 CONCESSION ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323806 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323806 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/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323807 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323807 ADMITTEDLY / TO BE SURE / IT IS TRUE THAT ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323808 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323808 DISCOURSE PATTERNS ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323809 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323809 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/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323810 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323810 AS I WAS SAYING / I MEAN / ANYWAY / ACTUALLY / AS I WAS SAYING / TO SUM UP / IN CONCLUSION / BASICALLY ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323811 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323811 ACKNOWLEDGING NON-LITERAL MEANING ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323812 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323812 These markers show that language is not used literally or as it is usually used. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323813 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323813 SO TO SPEAK / IF YOU WILL / IF YOU LIKE / AS IT WERE ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323814 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323814 If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure, so to speak. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323815 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323815 After a year, the broke up last Friday - mind you, they never respected each other. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323816 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323816 She is very clever, admittedly, but do you think she has the right personality for the job? ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323817 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323817 Actually, the government is to be held responsible for the economic crisis. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323818 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323818 Thanks for inviting me but to tell you the truth, I didn't like the party. ericacostarangel7 https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323819 2022-04-14 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ericacostarangel7/hf053ygvwxufpjkl/wish/2144323819