1. MUHAMMAD HIBATUL HAKIMI BIN YOSRI (906824)
ACADEMIC WRITING
Concluding sentences

2. CONCLUDING SENTENCES
concluding
sentences are
used to make:
a final
observation
or comment
a
prediction
recommendation
conclusion or final
reinforcement of
the controlling
idea
A concluding sentence indicates that you are bringing closure to a paragraph.

3. CONCLUDING SENTENCES
Examples of concluding sentence starters include:
•In conclusion
•Therefore
•As expressed
•Overall
•As a result
•Thus
•Finally
•Lastly
•For this reason
•In general
etc….

4. Characteristics of Effective Concluding Sentences
• Reviewing the main points mentioned in a paragraph
• Restating the topic sentence
• Concluding sentences may look different for various types of writing. Examples of these
types of writing include narratives, descriptions, compare and contrast, and argument.
CONCLUDING SENTENCES
narrative paragraph should emphasize the moral lesson to the audience
descriptive paragraphs, the concluding sentence helps to tie everything together by
emphasizing details from the topic sentence, using different wording and summing
up supporting facts.
compare and contrast paragraph, you will want to restate both topics by pointing out
the various similarities and differences that were discussed.
argument paragraph will summarize the argument being made.
It may reaffirm why the argument is correct and the consequences that may occur if
the argument is not heeded
narratives
descriptive
Compare & contrast
argument
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