English for Writing Research Papers

4  Structuring Paragraphs and Sentences ..................................................  53
  4.1  The key to good writing: always think about the reader # ...............  55
  4.2  General structure of a paragraph # ...................................................  56
  4.3  How to structure a paragraph: an example # ....................................  57
  4.4  First paragraph of a new section - begin with  
a mini summary plus an indication of the structure .........................  59
  4.5  First paragraph of a new section - go directly to the point ..............  60
  4.6  Deciding where to put new and old information  
within a paragraph # .........................................................................  61
  4.7  Deciding where to put new and old information  
within a sentence # ...........................................................................  63
  4.8  Link each sentence by moving from general  
concepts to increasingly more specific concepts .............................  64
  4.9  Present and explain ideas in the same (logical) sequence ................  65
4.10  Don’t force the reader to have to change their perspective ..............  67
4.11  Use a consistent numbering system to list phases,  
states, parts etc. ................................................................................  68
4.12  Begin a new paragraph when you talk about your  
study and your key findings # ..........................................................  68
4.13  Break up long paragraphs # .............................................................  69
4.14  Look for the markers that indicate where you could  
begin a new sentence # .....................................................................  70
4.15  Concluding a paragraph: avoid redundancy .....................................  71
4.16  Summary ..........................................................................................  72