developinggeneraltrainingwritingskills(编辑修改稿)

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influences the contents of what you write and the style in which you write. Structure of writing Different kinds of writing follow different conventions for the order in which they structure information (for example, introduction→ body → conclusion in essays). Structure is also given to a piece of writing through the use of paragraphs, topic sentences and signalling phrases. We use paragraphs to signal that we, the writer, are moving on to a new point or new type of information. Paragraphs help the reader to understand our message because they show that one point has ended and another is just beginning. It is also much easier to read small chunks of text than long, continuous ones. Topic sentences contain the theme of the paragraph. They make the theme of the paragraph clear to the reader and so help to give the text coherence. The rest of the paragraph is usually elaboration and/or exemplification of the theme. Signalling phrases are phrases we include in our writing (and speaking) to signal to the reader what we are going to talk about next . I’d now like to discuss the advantages ...。 my second argument against this statement is ...。 finally I would like to ... They are used particularly in longer and more formal kinds of writing. Coherence and。