I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

Keywords

Qualifying words

Action words

How many paragraphs should your IELTS Task 2 response be?

Four or five

What is the most important sentence in an argument essay? What does this sentence 

do?

The thesis is the most important sentence in an argument essay. It acts as 

a direct response to the essay question and presents the writer’s opinion, 

which is then sustained through the rest of the essay.

Name one way argument essays and discussions essay are different.

Argument essays present the writer’s opinion in the introduction paragraph 

as a thesis. Discussion essays present the writer’s opinion in the conclusion 

paragraph as a the statement of position.

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