Academic Sentence Starters
Expressing an Opinion
I think/believe that . . . It seems to me that . . . In my opinion . . . |
Predicting
I guess/predict/imagine that . . . Based on . . . I infer that . . . I hypothesize that . . . |
Asking for Clarification
What do you mean? Will you explain that again? I have a question about that. |
Paraphrasing
So you are saying that . . . In other words, you think . . . What I hear you saying is . . . |
Soliciting a Response
What do you think? We haven’t heard from you yet. Do you agree? What answer did you get? |
Acknowledging Ideas
My idea is similar to/related to ____’s idea. I agree with (a person) that . . . My idea builds upon ____’s idea |
Reporting a partner’s idea
______ indicated that . . . ______ clarified that. . . ____ pointed out to me that . . . ____ emphasized that . . . |
Partner and Group Reporting
We decided/agreed that . . . We concluded that . . . Our group sees it differently because... We had a different approach |