grammar · formal

All things considered, + clause

Band 7+task2speaking

Used to introduce a summary judgement or conclusion after weighing different factors.

Examples

“All things considered, the proposal seems reasonable.”

“All things considered, it's better to delay the launch.”

“All things considered, the policy has been largely successful.”

Band 8 sentence

“All things considered, the trial's limitations do not negate the study's important contributions to the field.”

Collocations

  • All things considered, + independent clause
  • All things considered + comma + conclusion

Common mistakes

All things have considered, the outcome was fair.→All things considered, the outcome was fair.

All things considering, we should accept it.→All things considered, we should accept it.

Say it for a higher band

5Overall→6On balance→7+All things considered, + clause

Synonyms

On balance

Easily confused

On balance

“On balance, the benefits outweigh the costs.”

Related words

By the time + clause, clauseWhether + clause (or not)So + adjective + that + clauseEven if + clause, clauseSuch + (a/an) + noun + that + clauseIf + past perfect, would have + past participleOn the one hand + clause; on the other hand + clauseGiven that + clause, + clause

Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.

In Complex sentences

Learn it with its set