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14 Cards in this Set
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paragraph unity
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express only 1 idea per paragraph
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topic sentences
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summarize the paragraph
introduce the main idea of the paragraph set the mood and cath the reader's interest |
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in military writing you can usually find the topic sentence
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at the begining of the paragraph
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2 types of supporting sentences
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major
minor |
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major supporting sentences
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define, explain, or add proof to the topic sentence
they directly support the topic sentence |
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minor support sentence
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define, explain, or add proof tothe major sentence
supports the major support sentence |
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at the endo of the paragraph you should wrap it up with a
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closing sentence
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closing sentence should
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rephrase the topic sentence
summarize the material in the paragraph transition to the next paragraph |
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coherence
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allows readers to see relationships between sentences
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connecting words
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first, next, also, therefore
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words that show addition
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and, then, also, besides, furthermore, likewise, additionally, moreover, first, second, next, both, etc
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contrast words
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but, still, however, yet, nevertheless
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words that include choice
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either, neither, no, or, otherwise
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words that reflect result
words connect a result or consequence to the preceding statement |
accordingly, hence, therefore, consequently
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