Exercise
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(éksersais zri)
Then, underline each transition word and indicate the function they have in the sentence: comparison or contrast.
1. I was anxious to leave. However we had to wait until aunt Lucy arrived. (contrast)
2. Mother told us to hurry into the bus. Otherwise, we all would have been caught in the rain. ()
3. I make my sandwich likewise Shawna does. We both use food that is peanut-free because we are allergic. ()
4. I asked about the essay, but neither John nor Peter knew what had been assigned. ()
5. Although it was very cold, Mary did not wear a jacket. ()
6. Harry is really in love with his girlfriend, yet he is jealous. ()
7. They are eager readers of mystery novels; in the same way, John is a bookworm.
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8. Jesse is willing to cook dinner tonight; though, he is not accustomed to having visitors at home. ()
9. The man will be released likewise the murderer was two years ago because there wasn’t enough evidence. ()
10. The judge sentenced the convicted to thirty years in prison. Nonetheless, he was released on bail. ()
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ORGANIZATION OF A PARAGRAPH
1. Deduce and write the topic sentence.
2. Write some sentences supporting the main idea of a topic sentence.
3. Use transitional words to connect the ideas.
4. Write a concluding sentence to finish your paragraph.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE IN A PARAGRAPH:
A concluding sentence sums up the information that is presented in a paragraph.
It concludes and restates
the main idea. It is introduced by expressions like this: “therefore, to sum up, on the
whole”, etc. It is always
at the end of the paragraph.