Types of Exp.

Subtypes Items
Apposition Expository In other words, that is (to say), I mean
(to say), to put it another way
Exemplifying For example, for instance, thus, to
illustrate
Clarification Corrective Or rather, at least, to be more precise
Distractive By the way, incidentally
Dismissive In any case, anyway, leaving that aside
Elaboration
Particularizing In particular, more especially
Resumptive As I was saying, to resume, toget back
to the point
Summative In short, to sum up, in conclusion,
briefly
Verifactive Actually, as a matter of fact, in fact,
indeed
Addition Positive And, also, moreover, in addition
Negative Nor
Adversative But, yet, on the other hand, however
Extension
Variation Replacive On the contrary, instead
Substractive Apart from that, except for that
Alternative Alternatively
Spatio- Simple Then, next, afterwards, just then, at the
temporal same time, before that, previously, in
the end, finally.
Complex At once, straightaway, after a while,
Enhancement next time, on another occasion, next
day, meanwhile
Simple internal Next, secondly, at this point, now, here.
Manner Comparison Likewise, similarly, in a different way
Means Thus, thereby, by such means
 Causal- General So, then, therefore, consequently,
conditional hence, because of that
Specific As a result, for that reason, for that
purpose, in that case, otherwise
Matter Positive Here, there, as to that
Negative In other respects, elsewhere

Nominal group Adverbial group

Post Numerative Epithet Head
Adjective adverb adjective; Adverb
adverb
general Identity same, equal, identically (just)
identical, etc. as, etc.
Similarity similar, Comparative so, likewise,
additional, adjective: such similarly, etc.
etc.
Differenc other, otherwise, else,
e different, etc. differently, etc.
Particul SubModifier: Comparative comparative
ar more, fewer, less, adjective: bigger, adverb: better,
further, so, as, etc. etc. OR etc. OR
+ Submodifier: Submodifier:
Subhead: numeral more, less, so, as, more, less, so, as,
etc. + etc. +
Subhead: Subhead: adverb
adjective