The last sentence of a paragraph can on occasion be used effectively to say something witty, ironic, or even contradictory.
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March 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The last sentence of a paragraph can on occasion be used effectively to say something witty, ironic, or even contradictory.
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What Miss Grundy taught us in the 7th grade won't work for writing as part of a professional life:
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May 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
What Miss Grundy taught us in the 7th grade won't work for writing as part of a professional life:
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The 5-sentence paragraph taught in school — topic sentence, body, conclusion — rarely exists in professional prose. Forget it.
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March 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The 5-sentence paragraph taught in school — topic sentence, body, conclusion — rarely exists in professional prose. Forget it.
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The most rigid expectation: The last sentence of an opening paragraph promises the reader what the whole document will be about.
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March 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The most rigid expectation: The last sentence of an opening paragraph promises the reader what the whole document will be about.
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For all closing paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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March 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
For all closing paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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For all opening paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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March 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For all opening paragraphs, readers expect the point to be announced at the end.
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A sentence presents a single thought; a paragraph presents and develops a single (perhaps multi-part) thought.
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March 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A sentence presents a single thought; a paragraph presents and develops a single (perhaps multi-part) thought.
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Like sentences, paragraphs connect backwards most securely by referencing either the beginning or the end of their predecessor.
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March 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Like sentences, paragraphs connect backwards most securely by referencing either the beginning or the end of their predecessor.
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Paragraphs have significant beginnings, middles, and ends, but no single, set structure that must be constantly reproduced.
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March 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Paragraphs have significant beginnings, middles, and ends, but no single, set structure that must be constantly reproduced.
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In a paragraph, the issue introduces the discussion; the point is the product or the cause of the discussion.
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March 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
In a paragraph, the issue introduces the discussion; the point is the product or the cause of the discussion.
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Readers appreciate a writer making a paragraph's point explicitly, in a single sentence, and located near the beginning or end.
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March 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Readers appreciate a writer making a paragraph's point explicitly, in a single sentence, and located near the beginning or end.
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For readers, a paragraph is not experienced as a series of separate sentences. Each sentence must flow into the next.
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March 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
For readers, a paragraph is not experienced as a series of separate sentences. Each sentence must flow into the next.
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Readers expect to find a paragraph's point up front, as the last sentence of the stated issue. Exception: 1st and last paragraphs.
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March 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Readers expect to find a paragraph's point up front, as the last sentence of the stated issue. Exception: 1st and last paragraphs.
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Each sentence in a paragraph will be understood not by itself, but only in the context made for it by the sentence before it.
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March 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Each sentence in a paragraph will be understood not by itself, but only in the context made for it by the sentence before it.
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For 1st and last paragraphs, you can reserve your point for the end because you know most of your readers will still be with you.
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March 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For 1st and last paragraphs, you can reserve your point for the end because you know most of your readers will still be with you.
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A one-sentence paragraph is fine if it states both the issue and the point of the paragraph and requires no discussion.
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March 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A one-sentence paragraph is fine if it states both the issue and the point of the paragraph and requires no discussion.
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