Free Literature Review Sentence Starters for PhD and Master's Students

That blank page? Infuriating.
The pile of papers you’ve read but can’t quite explain? Overwhelming.
The constant second-guessing? Exhausting.

Every PhD student hits this wall. It’s not about intelligence or discipline — it’s just that no one ever taught you how to actually begin.

Let’s fix that.

These 7 sentence starters are your way in.
No fluff, no jargon — just a little momentum to get your ideas flowing.

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And start turning thoughts into paragraphs, one sentence at a time.

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