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1 Structure a paragraph... Write a good topic sentence.
This is the first sentence of the paragraph. This sentence tells the reader the main idea. How to Write a Topic Sentence? There are several different topic sentence styles. There is no right or wrong answer. Here are two suggestions.

2 Structure a paragraph Subject: Favorite Sports
Write a topic sentence with three points. This sentence follows a pattern called parallel structure. Subject: Favorite Sports Three Points: soccer, biking, roller blading Topic sentence: When I have some free time, I like to spend it outside playing soccer, riding my bike, or roller blading.

3 Structure a paragraph Subject: The Best Place for a Family Vacation
Three Points: good sights, pleasant location, cheap rooms Topic sentence: The best place for a family holiday is Namhae Island because of the good sights, beautiful scenery and low-cost rooms.

4 The last sentence of the paragraph is important
The last sentence of the paragraph is important. It is like the candle on a birthday cake. Both of them make the product seem finished and complete. How can you have a birthday cake with no candles? We can ask the same question about a paragraph. How can a paragraph be complete without a concluding sentence?

5 The conclusion does not have to be long
The conclusion does not have to be long. Nor does it have to repeat everything from the first sentence. Some writers use a hook. That is a word or idea that links up with a theme or idea in the topic sentence. What to write? It might be … a final thought or something that you learned. We can also paraphrase...

6 Here is a sample paragraph
Here is a sample paragraph. How does the writer use a hook to connect the first and lasts sentences? Walking down the street I noticed a new bookstore had opened in my neighborhood. The front of the store looks like an old English bookshop with a large wooden door that is surprisingly heavy. Just inside the main door, there is a small box with used books. Oddly, these books are on sale for $1 per kilogram. Near the back, there is a tall bookshelf with great classics like Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Near the cash machine, there is a rack with a good supply of magazines like The Economist, Time and Asia Weekly. I’ll be spending a lot of time in this book shop, which is right around the corner from my house.


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