Very Important: There are other words we can use to connect ideas, to contrast ideas, or express results. They have been covered before: FANBOYS — F (for), A (and), N (nor), B (but), O (or), Y (yet), S (so).
Exercise 2
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Write full sentences using the FANBOYS words written between parentheses.
1. Peter plays the violin. He is part of the Symphony Orchestra (Even more).
Peter
plays the violin. Even more, he is part of the Symphony Orchestra.
2. She dances gratefully. People enjoy watching her (and)
.
3. Other dancers try to imitate her style. They have not succeeded. (but)
.
4. She hasn’t taken dance lessons. Does she need them. (nor)
.
5. She can dance. She could even sing. (or)
.
6. Frank loves to watch her. He is attracted to her. (so)
.
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HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH I
A paragraph is a group of sentences that are connected logically following and developing the same idea. A paragraph can be a group of 4 or 5 sentences together.
A topic sentence is the most important sentence in a paragraph. It helps to organize the paragraph by summarizing the information in the paragraph. In formal writing, the topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.
TOPIC SENTENCES AND CONTROLLING IDEAS
Every topic sentence will have a topic and a controlling idea. This last one shows the direction the paragraph will take.