Essay Writing Skills

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Good transition for 4th paragraph in an informative essay:

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Finally,

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Topic sentence:

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Begins each body paragraph, explaining the point of that paragraph.

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Connecting words: "I think that..."

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Conclusion

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Best example of a supporting detail:

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Bears eat both salmon and watermelons.

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Best example of a topic sentence:

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Firstly, bears hibernate for more than three months.

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Best topic sentence for an essay about my favorite restaurant.

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The best restaurant to go for a meal is Fine Eating.

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Contrasting views can be shown using:

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however

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Transition showing examples:

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for example

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Transition indicating cause?

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As a result

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Order of paragraphs in an essay:

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introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion