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PARAGRAPHS
REMEMBERING.
HOW TO WRITE
PARAGRAPHS
A Well-Built Paragraph
CONTROLLING IDEA.
EXAMPLES:
HOW TO LINK
PARAGRAPHS
LINKING PHRASES:
Adding an additional paragraph on the
same topic:
oin addition
oas well as
omoreover
ofurthermore
owhat is more
osecondly
oadditionally
LINKING PHRASES:
Introducing an alternative viewpoint:
oHowever
oAlthough
oDespite This
oNevertheless
oOn The Contrary
oEven Though
oOn The Other Hand
oAlternatively
oIn Contrast
oWhilst
LINKING PHRASES:
Showing your reasoning:
oTherefore
oThus
oBecause
oEvidently
oAlthough
oMeanwhile
oIn conclusion
oHowever
oAs a result
oMoreover
oAt this point
oConsequently
oSince
oHence
LINKING PHRASES:
LINKING PHRASES:
To Sum Up Or Conclude:
oFinally
oAs a conclusion
oTo conclude
oIn other words
oIn short
oIn brief
oTo sum up
oAs has been stated
oOverall
oIn general
oTherefore
- when you use 'this' or 'it' to sum up what was in the last
paragraph,
- don't leave the reader to work out what 'this' or 'it' was.
- spell it out briefly.
Here's an example: if the essay is on the Conservative
Party and its policies, and the last paragraph has been
about the way the Party makes objections to the European
Community, how should you put the link in the beginning of
the next paragraph?
Don't Put: This is a major part of Conservative thinking.
Do Put: This hostility to Europe is a major part of
Conservative thinking.