linking adverb · academic
Crucially
/ˈkruːʃəli/CRU·cial·ly
task2speaking
used to indicate the most important point or factor
Examples
“Crucially, the policy reduced inequality across regions.”
“The programme improved test scores and, crucially, student motivation.”
“Crucially, funding must be sustained for long-term effects.”
Band 8 sentence
“Crucially, longitudinal studies indicate that early childhood interventions deliver the highest social return on investment.”
Collocations
- crucially important
- crucially, ... (sentence starter)
Word family
crucial adjcrucially adv
Common mistakes
Crucially that we need more staff.→It is crucial that we need more staff.
Say it for a higher band
5important→6importantly→7+Crucially
Synonyms
vitally
importantly
Easily confused
importantly
“More importantly, the new law provides protection for minority groups.”
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