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Three parts of a paragraph are ...
Topic sentence, Body (Supporting sentences), Concluding sentence
The purpose of the closing sentence is ...
to remind the reader of the topic and keeps them thinking
A good topic sentence should always be...
interesting / specific enough
The topic can appear anywhere in a paragraph. True of False?
True
Longer sentences make a paragraph more academic. True or False?
False (An academic paragraph is determined by its language, structure and organization)
Which part of an academic paragraph can sometimes be removed: Topic sentence, Supporting sentences or Concluding sentence?
Concluding sentence
Academic writing is personal. True or False?
False
Is repetition good or bad in academic writing?
Good, only if it's only used to emphasize specific points to the reader.
The first line of a paragraph should be _________ compared to other sentences.
indented
