discourse marker · academic

The aim of this essay is to + V

Band 7+task2

A formal way to state the purpose of an essay; followed by the infinitive (to + verb).

Examples

“The aim of this essay is to examine the social effects of urbanisation.”

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Band 8 sentence

“The aim of this essay is to evaluate the long-term implications of automation for employment patterns across different sectors.”

Collocations

  • The aim of this essay is to explore...
  • The aim of this paper is to argue that...

Word family

aim (noun) nounaim (verb) verb

Common mistakes

The aim of this essay is analyse ...→The aim of this essay is to analyse ...

The aim of this essay are to ...→The aim of this essay is to ...

Say it for a higher band

5I'll talk about→6My essay will discuss→7+The aim of this essay is to

Synonyms

The purpose of this essay is to + V

Easily confused

My essay will discuss + N

“My essay will discuss the causes and effects of migration.”

Related words

It is imperative that + clauseOn the other hand, + clauseThere is a strong case to be made for + V-ingIn my opinion, + clauseThese findings have important implications for + NPTo sum up, + clauseIt took + somebody + [time] + to + VOne advantage of + Noun/Gerund + is + ...

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