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Introductory Paragraph

Introductory paragraph is the first


paragraph in an essay.
There are two purposes of the
introductory paragraph: To get the
readers attention and to introduce
them to the subject.
We need to convince the readers in
an interesting way.

Introductory Paragraph
(cont.)
There are several guidelines for writing
a good introductory paragraph:
- It must be relevant to the topic
- It should not give detailed information
about the main ideas of the essay
- There should be at least two sentences
before the thesis statement
- The thesis statement should come at
the end of the introductory paragraph

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