Essay Writing Flashcards by Tarquin Murray

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What is a topic sentence

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A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

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What is an embedded quotation

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Putting a quotation inside your own sentence

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What is a thesis statement

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A summary of you overall argument in an essay

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