ACT Preparation / Unit 6 ACT 0513 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Transitions Between Paragraphs
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The idea
Paragraphs are linked by signposts such as first and finally, by a forward-looking sentence at a paragraph's end, or by a backward-looking sentence at the next one's start.
In practice
"Trees clean the air. They also cool the streets beneath them" opens a paragraph by looking back.
Where people slip
The link joins the main points of two paragraphs, not two stray details.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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