The Structure of an Essay

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ESSAYS AND PARAGRAPHS HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT STRUCTURE

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• FALSE

ESSAYS MUST HAVE A LOGICAL AND COHESIVE STRUCTURE.

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• FALSE

TOPIC SENTENCES INTRODUCE THE MAIN IDEA OF AN ESSAY.

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• FALSE

A PARAGRAPH IS MORE GENERAL THAN AN ESSAY.

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• FALSE

IT IS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IN AN ESSAY. IT INTRODUCES THE TOPIC AND INDICATES THE FOCUS OF THE ESSAY.

• INTRODUCTION

• THESIS STATEMENT

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUSION

THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN AN ESSAY. IT COMES AT THE END OF THE INTRODUCTION.

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• INTRODUCTION

• THESIS STATEMENT

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUSION

IT USUALLY FOLLOW SUPPORTING IDEAS AND DEVELOP THEM THROUGH SUCH THINGS AS EXPLANATIONS, EXAMPLES, OR DEFINITIONS.

• THESIS STATEMENT

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• DETAILS

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUSION

THESE ARE FOUND IN THE BODY PARAGRAPHS. THEY COME AFTER THE TOPIC SENTENCE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ITS MAIN IDEA.

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• INTRODUCTION

• THESIS STATEMENT

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUSION

IT COMES AT THE END OF A BODY PARAGRAPH TO RESTATE THE MAIN IDEA.

• THESIS

  STATEMENT

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• DETAILS

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUDING SENTENCE

THIS IS THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF AN ESSAY. IT REMAINS THE READER OF THE THESIS STATEMENT AND SUMMARISES THE KEY POINTS DISCUSSED IN THE BODY PARAGRAPHS.

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• INTRODUCTION

• THESIS STATEMENT

• SUPPORTING IDEAS

• CONCLUSION