Universidad Jurez Autnoma de Tabasco| May, 2015.A!A"!A#$A paragraph is a %rou& o' re(ated sentences t)at discuss one *and usua((y on(y one+ main idea. A &ara%ra&) can be as s)ort as one sentence or as (on% as ten sentences. The number of sentences is unimportant, )o-ever, t)e &ara%ra&) s)ou(dbe (on% enou%) to deve(o& t)e main idea c(ear(y.STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPHA %ood to&ic sentence./ 0s a com&(ete sentence -it) a sub1ect, a verb, and a contro((in% idea./ 0s neit)er too %enera( nor too s&eci2c. 0t c(ear(y states t)e main idea o' t)e &ara%ra&) but does not inc(ude s&eci2c detai(s./ 0s usua((y t)e 2rst sentence in t)e &ara%ra&)."ood su&&ortin% sentences./ 34&(ain or &rove t)e to&ic sentence./ Are s&eci2c and 'actua(./ 5an be e4am&(es, statistics, or 6uotations.CONCLUDING SENTENCEA conc(udin% sentence serves two purposes.1. 0t signals t)e end o' t)e &ara%ra&).2. 0t leaes the rea!er -it) t)e most im&ortant ideas to remember. 0tcan dot)is in t-o -ays.7ritin% Academic 3n%(is)Universidad Jurez Autnoma de Tabasco| May, 2015./ 8y su"""i#ing t)e main &oints o' t)e &ara%ra&)./ 8y repeating t)e to&ic sentence in di9erent -ords.STRUCTURE OF A CONCLUDING SENTENCEA paragraph does not always need a concluding sentence.End-of-Paragraph Signals Followed by a Comma :ast(y,or ;(timo,T)ere'ore, or (o tanto,T)us,As 5iertamente,> ?e)ec)o,0n s)ort,3n resumen,End-of-Paragraph Signals Not Followed by a CommaThe evidence suggests that :a evidencia su%iere 6ue .There can be no doubt that @o &uede )aber nin%una duda de6ue AThese examples show that 3stos e1em&(os muestran 6ue AWe can see that odemos ver 6ue ...@ote.?o not use t)e &)rase At last as an endBo'B&ara%ra&) si%na(. At last meansCat t)e end o' a (on% &eriod o' time,C as in t)is sentence. At last you!"e come home| or 2n , )a ((e%ado a casa.7ritin% Academic 3n%(is)Universidad Jurez Autnoma de Tabasco| May, 2015.E$A%PLES"reetin% 5ards#ave you noticed )o- many di9erent Dinds o' %reetin% cards you canbuyt)esedaysE 0nt)eo(ddays, t)e(oca( dru%store)adoneracDdis&(ayin% maybe 2ve or si4 basic Dinds o' cards. Fou cou(d -a(D into t)estore and c)oose an a&&ro&riate card in 2ve minutes or (ess. @o-adays,)o-ever, t)e dis&(ay s&ace 'or %reetin% cards is as bi% as a soccer 2e(d,and it may taDe an )our or t-o to )unt do-n e4act(y t)e ri%)t card -it)e4act(y t)e ri%)t messa%e. T)ere are at (east G0 cate%ories o' birt)daycardsa(one.birt)daycards'ordi9erenta%es, 'romdi9erenta%es, 'ordi9erentre(atives, 'romdi9erent re(atives, 'ordi9erent %enders, 'romdi9erent %enders, 'rom a cou&(e, 'rom t)e oHce, 'or do% o-ners, 'or cato-ners, and so on. T)ere are cards 'or %ettin% a 1ob, 'or retirin% 'rom a1ob, 'or ac6uirin%a&et, 'or (osin%a&et, 'or becomin%en%a%ed, 'orbreaDin% u&. T)ere are a(so %reetin% cards to send 'or no reason&CT)inDin% o' youC or CJust becauseC cards. T)e ne-est ty&e o' card ist)eCencoura%ement card.CAnencoura%ement cardo9erscom'ortin%t)ou%)tsand)e(&'u( advicetosomeone-)oissador distressedint)esetroub(edtimes.0ns)ort, t)ereisno-a%reetin%card'orevery&ossib(e (i'e event and 'or a 'e- nonevents as -e((.A #a-aiian :e%end@ative&eo&(ecreate(e%endstoe4&(ainunusua( &)enomenaint)eirenvironment. A (e%end 'rom t)e #a-aiian is(and o' Iauai e4&(ains )o-t)enau&aDa Jo-er, aJo-er t)at %ro-s on beac)es t)ere, %ot itsunusua( s)a&e. T)e Jo-er (ooDs (iDe a )a(' a sma(( daisy' t)ere are &eta(son one side on(y. T)e (e%end says t)at t)e marria%e o' t-o youn% (overson t)e is(and -as o&&osed by bot) sets o' &arents. T)e &arents 'oundt)ecou&(eto%et)er onabeac)oneday, andto&revent t)em'rombein% to%et)er, one o' t)e 'ami(ies moved to t)e mountains, se&aratin%t)e youn% cou&(e 'orever. As a resu(t, t)e nau&aDa Jo-er se&arated intot-o )a(ves, one )a(' moved to t)e mountains, and t)e ot)er )a(' stayednear t)e beac).T)is story is a %ood e4am&(e o'a (e%end invented bynative &eo&(e to inter&ret t)e -or(d around t)em.Ne"er introduce a ne- idea in t)e conc(udin% sentence.7ritin% Academic 3n%(is)Universidad Jurez Autnoma de Tabasco| May, 2015.3K53!$053LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFou can be a %ood conversationa(ist by bein% a %ood (istener. 7)en youare conversin% -it) someone, &ay c(ose attention to t)e s&eaDerMs -ords-)i(e(ooDin%at )isor )er 'ace. $)o-your interest bysmi(in%andnoddin%. =urt)ermore, do not interru&t -)i(e someone is s&eaDin%, it isim&o(itetodoso. 0' you)avea%oodstory, -aitunti( t)es&eaDeris2nis)ed. A(so, -atc) your body (an%ua%e, it can a9ect yourcommunication -)et)er you are t)e s&eaDer or t)e (istener. =orinstance, do not sit s(um&ed in a c)air or maDe nervous )and and 'ootmovements. 8ere(a4edandbendyourbodys(i%)t(y'or-ardtos)o-interest in t)e &erson and t)e conversation. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLossibi(ity.Thereforebeingagoodlistenerit isall about showinginterest inaspea#er themoreyoumasterbodylanguage themoreyoubeingagood con"ersationalist. Finally, a good concluding sentence must: Signals the end of the paragraph. Summarizes the important points briefly or restates the topic sentence in different words.7ritin% Academic 3n%(is)Universidad Jurez Autnoma de Tabasco| May, 2015. T#A@I TN FNU A::O7ritin% Academic 3n%(is)