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  1. paragraph • Usually begins with a speech marker to indicate this – For example: In summary, As a result, To conclude • This acts a summary of the main points and ideas of the paragraph • It can also act as a transition to the next paragraph

  2. Most paragraphs in an essay have a three-part structure--introduction, body, and conclusion. You can see this structure in paragraphs whether they are narrating, describing, comparing, contrasting, or analyzing information. Each part of the paragraph plays an important role in communicating your meaning to your reader.

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  3. • Structure your body paragraphs by beginning with a topic sentence – this is the topic of your paragraph. • Provide supporting evidence with citations, but also ensure that you paraphrase and summarise your sources more often than you quote. • It is essential that each paragraph have some of your own analysis and commentary. This

  4. A mixed-construction sentence contains parts that do not fit together because of grammatical structure or meaning. These sentence errors occur when writers begin a statement in one way, or one direction, and then unintentionally change grammatical paths.

  5. paragraphs, and how to completely and clearly express your ideas. What is a paragraph? Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers. Many students define paragraphs in terms of length: a paragraph is a group of at least five sentences, a paragraph is half a page long, etc.

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  6. Structuring paragraphs is often the best way to make a quick improvement to your writing. A good paragraph should have a clear main idea or topic, which is distinct from surrounding paragraphs, links to surrounding paragraphs and includes evidence and evaluation.

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  8. This précis is a highly structured four-sentence paragraph that records the essential rhetorical elements in any spoken or written discourse. The précis includes the name of the speaker/writer(s), the context or situation in which the text is delivered, the major assertion, the