Moreover means “in addition” or “what is more”. It adds another point in the same direction, often a stronger one than the point before it. It sounds formal: people use it in essays, reports and business letters.
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sentence. Moreover, + new argument; clause; moreover, + clause
- Public transport reduces traffic in city centres. Moreover, it is cheaper for most families than running a car.
- Working from home saves time on commuting; moreover, many employees find it easier to concentrate.
- The new library is much bigger than the old one. Moreover, it stays open until midnight during exams.
What changed
First versionMoreover the salary, the company offers free English lessons.
RevisionBesides the salary, the company offers free English lessons.
Moreover means “in addition”, so it is tempting to write moreover the salary for “in addition to the salary”. But moreover is not followed by a noun: it starts a new clause and is followed by a comma. Before a noun you need besides or in addition to, so moreover was replaced with besides.
In conversation moreover sounds too bookish, so people say what's more or besides instead: The flat is cheap. What's more, it's five minutes from my office. And if the next idea goes against the previous one, you need a different kind of linking word: however or but.
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The course is cheap and the teachers are experienced. ___, classes start at 7 p.m., so you don't have to leave work early.
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Moreover — All three facts speak in favour of the course: it is cheap, the teachers are experienced and the classes are at a convenient time. Another point in the same direction is introduced by Moreover. However would promise a drawback, but what follows is another advantage.
Write two sentences for an essay about the benefits of a habit. In the first, name one advantage; in the second, use Moreover to add a stronger one.
Cycling to work saves money on petrol and parking. Moreover, it lowers the risk of heart disease.
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