Englishcards.txt

two or more sentences which relate to a single topic. intented 5 spaces

Ussually the first sentence presenting the main concept of the paragraph.

Follow topic sentence to provide info about topic sentence.

• Unity: paragraph relates to central idea
• Thoroughness: when a writer has provided the reader with enough detail and explanation about the topic of paragraph
• Organization: Order of ideas are presented in developmental sentences.
• Transitional connectives: smooth flow from one written concept to another.
• ex. time/process: after, before, since, during

After, before, since, during, later, meanwhile, soon, while, earlier, next, finally, daily, monthly, then, now, in the past, simultaneously

here, there, next to, before, beyond, in front, near by, opposite, under, above, adjacent, right, left, distant, farther, further.

similarly, likewise, by comparison, in a like  manner, much the same, akin to, alike

but, however, on the other handm yet, other wise, nevertheless, or, still, conversely, on the contrary, by contrast, notwithstanding, although

and, in addition, moreover, furthermore, next, another point, also, besides, too, again, in fact

to illustrate, for example, to wit, as is, shown by, for instance

to repeat, for emphasis, again, as noted earlier, in other words, in short, to be specific, briefly

Thus, therefore, consequently, so , hence, then, accordingly, as a result ,there upon, for the purpose of, with intent to.

to conclude, finally, in summary, to sum up, overall, indeed, in closing