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List the common introductory patterns in introductory paragraphs

List the common introductory patterns in introductory paragraphs

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1.Begin with a general subject that can be narrowed down into the specific topic of your essay.

2.Begin with specifics (a brief anecdote, a specific example or fact) that will broaden into the more general topic of your essay.

3.Give a definition of the concept that will be discussed.

4.Make a startling statement.

5.Start with an idea or statement that is a widely held point of view, and then surprise the reader by stating that this idea is false or that you hold a different point of view.

6.Start with a familiar quotation from a famous book or a famous person.

7.a number of descriptive images that will lead to the thesis of your essay.


8.Ask a question that you intend to answer.

9.classification to indicate how your topic fits into the larger class to which it belongs or how your topic can be divided into categories that you are going to discuss.
Titany answered the question on August 13, 2021 at 08:17

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