Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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FrolTI Paragraph to Essal'


Anessayisa pieceofwlitingseveralparagraphslong.It is aboutonetopic,justas
a paragraphis.However,becausethetopicofanessayis toocomplextodiscussin
oneparagraph,youneedtodivideit intoseveralparagraphs,oneforeachmajor
point.Thenyouneedtotietheparagraphstogetherbyaddinganintroductionand
a conclusion.
Writinganessayisnomoredifficultthanwritinga paragraphexceptthatanessay
islonger.Theprinciplesoforganizationarethesameforboth,soifyoucanwrite
a goodparagraph,youcanwritea goodessay.

Parts ofan"Essay

Anessayhasthreemainparts:anintroduction(introductoryparagraph),abody
(atleastone,butusuallytwoormoreparagraphs),andaconclusion (concluding
paragraph).
Thefollowingchartshowsyouhowthepartsofa paragraphcorrespondtothe
partsofanessay.
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