Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

5. Consider how you end your paragraph

One way that my paragraph is extremely coherent is that in my final sentence I come back to the main idea of the paragraph in a circular approach:

promoting staff because of their performance (first sentence)

this approach to promotion is that it encourages staff to work harder and rewards merit (last sentence)

Practice suggestion

Write paragraphs, not essays

One very simple suggestion is that you practise writing paragraphs and not just essays. It can be a problem if you only write essays, as it is harder to focus on one particular skill. As you write the paragraph, it helps to focus on:

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  simple first sentences that identify the main point of the paragraph and relate to the question
  
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  consider using a circular approach where you restate the main point in the final sentence
  
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  leaving out details that are irrelevant
  
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  remember cohesion too (that part of the sample was excellent)