THE PARAGRAPH PG. 173

Question 1

another name for the summarizing sentence

Answer 1

clincher sentence

Question 2

functions of the clincher sentence

Answer 2

1. include a key term from the topic sentence or rephrase the central idea of the paragraph
2. emphasize the significance of the paragraph

Question 3

the clincher sentence should not

Answer 3

1. focus on the next paragraph’s point
2. repeat the topic sentence
3. state the obvious
4. present an undeveloped fact

Question 4

ways to develop a paragraph

Answer 4

examples
incidents (story)
reasons
comparison and contrast
combination of methods

Question 5

methods of presenting points of comparison

Answer 5

subject-at-a-time
point-by-point
likeness-difference

Question 6

a good paragraph should have

Answer 6

• unity
• coherence
• emphasis

Question 7

your details are in such a good order and the relationships between the details are so clear that the resulting paragraph is easy to understand

Answer 7

coherence

Question 8

how to get coherence in your paper

Answer 8

• chronological order (story process)
• space order
• oder of importance (least to most important)
• pronoun reference
• repetition
• transitional expressions

Question 9

a paragraph has ? when the relative importance of its points is made plain by their position and by the amount of space given to them

Answer 9

emphasis