Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Notes

1. ManywritingteachersthinkInconclusionandInsummaryareoverused
   andsowillnotwantyoutousethem.
   2.DonotusethephraseAtlastasanend-of-paragraphsignal.Atlastmeans
   "attheendofa longperiodoftime,"asinthissentence:Atlast,you've
   comehome.

End-of-ParagraphSignals

Followedbya Comma

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End-of-ParagraphSignals

NotFollowedbya Comma

Theevidencesuggeststhat.

Therecanbenodoubtthat.

Theseexamplesshowthat.

Wecanseethat...

Lastly,

Therefore,

Thus,

Tosumup,

Finally,

Inbrief,

Inconclusion,

Indeed,

Inshort,

Themodelsthatfollowdemonstratethetwowaysofwritinga concludingsen-

tence.Asyoureadthem,determinewhichconcludingsentencesummarizesthe

mainpointsandwhichconcludingsentencerepeatsthetopicsentenceindifferent

words.

GreetingCards

Haveyounoticedhowmanydifferentkindsofgreetingcards aucan

buythesedays?Intheolddays,thelocaldrugstorehadonerackdisplay'

maybefiveorsixbasickindsofcards.Youcouldwalkintothestoreand

chooseanappropriatecardin fiveminutesorless.Nowadays,however,t e

displayspaceforgreetingcardsisasbigasasoccerfield,andit maytake

anhourortwotohuntdownexactlytherightcardwithexactlytheright

message.Thereareatleast 30 categoriesofbirthdaycardsalone:birthday

cardsfordifferentages,fromdifferentages,fordifferentrelatives,from

differentrelatives,fordifferentgenders,fromdifferentgenders,froma

couple,fromtheoffice,fordogowners,forcatowners,andsoon.Thereare

cardsforgettingajob,forretiringfroma job,foracquiringa pet,forlosinga

pet,forbecomingengaged,forbreakingup.Therearealsogreetingcardsto

sendfornoreason-"Thinkingofyou"or"Justbecause"cards.Thenewest

typeofcardis the"encouragementcard."Anencouragementcardoffers

comfortingthoughtsandhelpfuladvicetosomeonewhois sadordistressed

in thesetroubledtimes.Inshort,thereisnowa greetingcardforevery

possiblelifeeventandfora fewnoneventsaswell.

MODELS

Concluding

Sentences