1. Concluding Sentences
© 2001 by Ruth Luman
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2. Definition and Purpose
Concluding Sentence
Definition and Purpose
A concluding sentence is the last
sentence in a paragraph. A conclusion can
remind the reader of the main points of a
paragraph and/or leave the reader with
something to think about in relation to the
topic. Look at the next page to see how
the writer used a concluding sentence.

3. Concluding Sentence
Body Paragraph
An important factor in learning a foreign language has to do with the
concept of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation. When we do something
for the “fun of it” or because we enjoy it, that is called intrinsic
motivation. Extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, is when we do
something for the purpose of receiving some kind of external reward
such as money, time off from work, etc. Many education experts believe
that intrinsic motivation is more powerful when it comes to helping
students retain what they’ve learned. The question and challenge for
teachers today is, “How can we help our students become intrinsically
motivated in what we are teaching?”
This concluding sentence tries to leave a final thought with the reader by asking a question.

4. The Concluding Sentence
Is the last sentence in the paragraph
Is your opportunity to leave your readers with a strong impression of the topic and its focus
Indicates to the readers that no more discussion will occur on the main idea

5. Techniques I Sums up the main idea and major supporting details
May offer an opinion
Confirm the results of a process
State an outcome of an event
Challenge the reader to respond

6. Techniques II Summarizes the material in the paragraph
Offers a solution to the problem stated in the paragraph
Predicts a situation that will result or occur from the statements made in the paragraph

7. Techniques III
Makes a recommendation concerning material presented in the paragraph
States a conclusion to information given in the paragraph

8. Concluding Sentence Useful Expressions
It is sometimes helpful to have a concluding expression
in your last sentence to signal the end of your paragraph.
Some common expressions used in concluding sentences
are listed below.
As we can see,
Finally,
In summary,
Consequently,
As a result,
These examples show that…