Microsoft Word Opinion essay

connectors and linking words/ 
phrases
. These make your writing more interesting to the reader, and easier to understand. 
Each paragraph should start with a 
topic sentence, 
which
 
should state clearly what the 
paragraph’s 
main idea 
is.

 
The sentences that follow are called 
supporting/secondary sentences
and they provide 
examples, reasons, justifications, and/or evidence 
to support the topic sentence. 
We normally use 
present tenses
in this type of writing. 
 
Techniques for BEGINNINGS and ENDINGS:
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The 
first paragraph
may: 
-
address the reader directly
. (
Are 
you
aware of how information technology has 
revolutionised the way we work?) 
-
ask a rhetorical question
(
Isn’t it amazing how many children are now capable of 
logging on to their PCs and surfing the net?) 
-
start with an interesting quote
. (
“A.I. holds the key to the future.”) 
-
make reference to a strange scene or situation
. (T
he complete disappearance of the 
workplace may be a reality sooner than we would expect.) 
 
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The 
last paragraph
may:
-
end with an interesting quote
. (
“Without the past the pursued future has no meaning.”) 
-
end with a rhetorical question.
(
What will they think of next?) 
-
give the reader something to consider
. (
Perhaps the world would be a better place if 
everyone knew how to use a computer.) 
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