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Exciter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a new line inside a paragraph

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00Suppose I write a paragaraph in which I indicate three conclusions, as saying:02br
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00....... First, bla bla.... Second, bla bla.02br
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00Would it be appropriate to start the second conclusion just after the end of the first conclusion or would it be more appropriate to start a new line for the second conclusion.02br
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00Actually my question boils down to, "when I should start a new line inside a paragraph".02br
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00As far as I know, if I am introducing a new thing in the context of the paragraph, I should start a new line. If this is correct, then I should start a new line for my second conclusion. However, as I always see in academic papers, the conclusions are written one after the other.02br
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00What is really the correct thing to do?02br
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00Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br
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00Can you please provide a short example of the kind of paragraph you are talking about?02br
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0Sure. Here it is:02br
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00Would it be like this:02br
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00Two inferences can be drawn. First, subsequent moves from 02br
00employmenet means that bla bla.....00Second, the likelihood of a stay in ...bla. 02br
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00Or like this:02br
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0A new line 01i00is02i00 a new paragraph. You can choose to either keep "Second, blah blah..." in the same paragraph, or start a new paragraph, including skipping the line in between. You should NOT simply hit a carriage return and keep it in the same paragraph.02br
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00If the first inference is quite lengthy, I would recommend starting a new paragra
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0> A new line 01i00is02i00 a new paragraph. You can choose to either keep "Second, blah blah..." in the same paragraph, or start a new paragraph, including skipping the line in between. 02br
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00My question is not this. Suppose it is the case that I have to remain in the same paragraph.02br
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00I am asking if I should make a
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0If you make a new line, you have made a new paragraph. There is no in-between of the same paragraph but with a new line.02br
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00Either skip a line and start a new paragraph properly, OR just keep going after the first one, but do NOT start a new line within the same block of text and call it the same paragraph.0-
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0Hello,02br
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00I appreciate your reply but there is sth I dont understand.02br
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00You mention that a new line is a paragraph.02br
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00For me this is not right.02br
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00A new paragraph starts with a line break. 02br
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00If there is no line break but it is a new line, this is someth
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0I don't know how to say this any more clearly.02br
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00There is no such thing as a parapraph that has more than one "new line" in it.02br
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00Here is one paragraph. 02br
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00Here is another paragraph.02br
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00It is not correct to have a paragraph that begins on a new line02br
00And then has a
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0Hi Exciter, 02br
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00GG is giving you a good explanation.02br
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00If you are still having trouble relating it to what you are doing, why don't you do what I originally suggested? ie Post here an example of the kind of writing you are thinking about.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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Hello,

It is clear now.

I was mistaken but now I learned from your reply.

Thank you.
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I know this posts date a couple years back. But I had pretty much the same doubt just recently.



Is there really not a case in which you could start a new line (add a line break) within a same paragraph? (Other than in writing poetry, I mean).



I'm not a writer, but I would certainly like to improve my writing, so I thank you in advance if you could enligh
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