Supporting & Concluding Sentences

Good Supporting Sentences —gives information that supports and explains the topic of the paragraph. They answer questions—who? what? where? when? why? and how?—and give details.

Kinds of Supporting Sentences: explain: describe: give reasons: give facts: give examples: define:

Good Concluding Sentences The concluding sentence is the last sentence of the paragraph. Its job is to bring the paragraph to a logical conclusion. The conclusion usually comes swiftly and is as brief as the introduction. The conclusion ends everything that was started in the introduction

Kinds of Concluding Sentence 1. Restate the Main Idea Perhaps the easiest concluding sentence to write is one that restates the main idea or summarizes the main points of the paragraph.

Example: Topic: Kids and Pets Concluding Sentence: In brief, although most children want a pet for their family, parents are divided on this issue for a variety of important reasons.

Kinds of Concluding Sentence 2. Make a Prediction Another common way to end a paragraph is to make a prediction about some aspect of the topic.

Example: Topic: Maintaining Your Pool. Concluding Sentence: By doing all these things, you can be sure that your pool will last a very long time. BYE~