WorksheetsIPTC S18
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or false?
A paragraph typically contains three components: topic sentence(s), development or elaboration of ideas and concluding sentence(s).
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Topic sentences, development or elaboration of ideas and concluding sentences are always present in paragraphs.
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Topic sentences are used to introduce and clearly state the main idea/point that you intend to develop.
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Topic sentences are used to round off what you have said so far in your paragraph.
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Topic sentences are used to link the current paragraph to the next paragraph.
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Topic sentences are used to preview for the reader the kinds of information that the rest of the paragraph is likely to contain.
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The second component ('Development or elaboration of ideas') refers to the part of your paragraph where you elaborate the new idea or point that you have introduced.
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The second component ('Development or elaboration of ideas') may include analysis, exemplification and persuasion, or any combination of these.
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One of the functions of the second component ('Development or elaboration of ideas') is to link back to your thesis or the immediately preceding argument.
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One of the functions of the second component ('Development or elaboration of ideas') is to link the current paragraph to the next paragraph.
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Concluding sentences are used to round off what you have said so far in your paragraph.
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Concluding sentences can be used to qualify the views expressed.
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Concluding sentences often link the current paragraph to the next paragraph.
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Concluding sentences are used to preview for the reader the kinds of information that the rest of the paragraph is likely to contain.
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