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1.3 - Paragraphing & Structure

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A paragraph develops how many main ideas?

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The topic sentence usually appears

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Which is a connective of CONTRAST?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 4 of 21

Which paragraph mark is standard for TYPED essays?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 5 of 21

A standard CSEC essay has

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✅EvaluateQuestion 6 of 21

In dialogue you start a new paragraph when

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✅EvaluateQuestion 7 of 21

Which connective signals SEQUENCE?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 8 of 21

Which sentence is the BEST topic sentence for a paragraph on Caribbean food tourism?

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Identify the OUT-OF-PLACE sentence: 'Cricket is the most popular sport in many Caribbean islands. Test matches still attract huge crowds. The first Caribbean Premier League began in 2013. My grandmother bakes the best cassava pone.'

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Which connective signals CAUSE-EFFECT?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 11 of 21

A Trinidad student writes a 600-word essay as one giant paragraph. Examiners are likely to

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✅EvaluateQuestion 12 of 21

Best CONCLUDING sentence for a body paragraph on the harms of single-use plastics:

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✅EvaluateQuestion 13 of 21

Which sentence belongs in the INTRODUCTION, not the body?

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Choose the best CONNECTIVE for adding a second supporting reason.

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Which paragraph shows the strongest COHESION?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 16 of 21

Which connective WEAKENS a persuasive essay if overused?

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Most effective REVISION: 'There is too much pollution and the government must do something and people must recycle and stop dumping.' Best rewrite?

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In a 600-word CSEC essay, the IDEAL number of body paragraphs is

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Best LINK SENTENCE between two body paragraphs on (1) traffic in Kingston and (2) traffic solutions:

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✅EvaluateQuestion 20 of 21

A paragraph beginning 'For example, in 2023…' implies the PREVIOUS paragraph

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✅EvaluateQuestion 21 of 21

Which technique BEST opens an introduction for a persuasive essay on plastic waste?

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A paragraph develops how many main ideas?

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