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* signals the kind of paragraph that will follow (an explanation, a list of examples, a definition of the problem ...) | * signals the kind of paragraph that will follow (an explanation, a list of examples, a definition of the problem ...) | ||
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| + | '''Zum Sichtbarmachen der Lösungen einfach in der rechten Spalte mehrfach in das leere weiße Feld klicken!''' | ||
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| I am clearly against a speed limit for several reasons! ||<u style=color:white> ''What are these reasons?''</u> | | I am clearly against a speed limit for several reasons! ||<u style=color:white> ''What are these reasons?''</u> | ||
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| − | | There can only be three possible answers the British government may give.|| ''What are these answers? Why can there only be three?'' | + | | There can only be three possible answers the British government may give.|| <u style=color:white>''What are these answers? Why can there only be three?'' </u> |
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| − | | The events of last week were a terrible blow for those who love their freedom. || ''What happened?'' | + | | The events of last week were a terrible blow for those who love their freedom. || <u style=color:white>''What happened?''</u> |
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| − | | It seems unbelievable, but there is no way to save Tibet's cultural heritage. || ''Why is it not possible?'' | + | | It seems unbelievable, but there is no way to save Tibet's cultural heritage. || <u style=color:white>''Why is it not possible?''</u> |
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Version vom 4. Dezember 2012, 18:36 Uhr
A paragraph
- ... is the basic unit of your written answers
- ... a section of the text that usually expresses ONE idea
Starting a paragraph with a topic sentence
A standard paragraph starts with a topic sentece, which ...
- is usually a rather general statement
- has a direct, clear message (choose verb accordingly!)
- signals the kind of paragraph that will follow (an explanation, a list of examples, a definition of the problem ...)
- often asks or implies a question and promises an answer
Zum Sichtbarmachen der Lösungen einfach in der rechten Spalte mehrfach in das leere weiße Feld klicken!
Examples
| Topic sentence | The reader thinks: |
| I am clearly against a speed limit for several reasons! | What are these reasons? |
| There can only be three possible answers the British government may give. | What are these answers? Why can there only be three? |
| The events of last week were a terrible blow for those who love their freedom. | What happened? |
| It seems unbelievable, but there is no way to save Tibet's cultural heritage. | Why is it not possible? |
