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This is the sample paragraph we'll be studying:

Why I Want to Learn English

There are three reasons why I want to learn English. One reason is that English has become an international language. It is now used by most international companies, including the company where I work, for business communication. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English-speaking countries. The United States, England, Australia and many other countries all use English as their primary language. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the future. I will become a manager for my company soon. For all these reasons, I am very excited about learning English.

Structure of a Paragraph - LESSON

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PART of PARAGRAPH: DETAILED PARTS: FUNCTION:
I) Topic Sentence I) Topic Sentence Motivator - get your reader interested
Thesis Sentence - introduce your topic

A) First Main Point

(Your main points should
include your support details
and any sub-details.)

A) First Main Point
  1) Support Detail
        a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
   2) Support Detail 
        a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
Introduce main point A
First support detail to explain point A
     Give information or an example about detail 1
     Give more information about detail 1
Second support detail to explain point A
     Give information or an example about detail 2
     Give more information about detail 2

B) Second Main Point
B) Second Main Point
  1) Support Detail
       a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
   2) Support Detail 
        a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
Introduce main point B
First support detail to explain point B
       Give information or an example about detail 1
       Give more information about detail 1
Second support detail to explain point B
       Give information or an example about detail 2
       Give more information about detail 2

C) Third Main Point
C) Third Main Point
  1) Support Detail
        a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
   2) Support Detail
        a) Sub-Detail
        b) Sub-Detail
Introduce main point C
First support detail to explain point C
        Give information or an example about detail 1
       Give more information about detail 1
Second support detail to explain point C
       Give information or an example about detail 2
       Give more information about detail 2

II) Conclusion
II) Conclusion Use your topic sentence, but reword it - tell your reader what you talked about.
Use a "clincher" to leave your reader with a good feeling, or leave your reader with something to think about.

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