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Roberta Gallant Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing
Have a problem with paragraphing when writing letters
Hello, my name is Roberta Gallant and I reside in Concord, New Hampshire. When writing letters, speeches, or testimonies -- I have a problem knowing when to start new paragraphs. I just cannot identify where to break in paragraphs! I need more help with this paragraphing situation now. Please check the following five-paragraph essay about Elvis Presley:
Elvis Presley is a very handsome person. Elvis sings and plays a guitar well. He has attracted so many fans throughout the years. He sang, "Are You Lonesome Tonight." I love this song.
Roberta Gallant
New Hampshire
Elvis Presley is a very handsome person. Elvis sings and plays a guitar well. He has attracted so many fans throughout the years. He sang, "Are You Lonesome Tonight." I love this song.
Roberta Gallant
New Hampshire
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Hiya Roberta, To me, your essay sounds like a 5 sentences single paragraph text. And I would agree with the adopted presentation : no 'carriage returns' between the sentences. I'm not a native speaker but I would think the rules are more or less the same as in my mother tongue : you would start a new paragraph whenever you feel whatever you're going to say next is loosely connected or no longer connected to the previous sentence.
- Hiya Roberta, To me, your essay sounds like a 5 sentences single paragraph text.
- And I would agree with the adopted presentation : no 'carriage returns' between the sentences.
- I'm not a native speaker but I would think the rules are more or less the same as in my mother tongue : you would start a new paragraph whenever you feel whatever you're going to say next is loosely connected or no longer connected to the previous sentence.
- So for instance what you wrote above could be interpreted as an 'introduction' paragraph in a longer essay.
- Then you'd probably start talking about Elvis' childhood and you'd be saying for instance 'Elvis was born and raised in Memphis, Tennesse'.
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Hiya Roberta,
To me, your essay sounds like a 5 sentences single paragraph text. And I would agree with the adopted presentation : no 'carriage returns' between the sentences.
I'm not a native speaker but I would think the rules are more or less the same as in my mother tongue : you would start a new paragraph whenever you feel whatever you're going to say next is loosely connect
To me, your essay sounds like a 5 sentences single paragraph text. And I would agree with the adopted presentation : no 'carriage returns' between the sentences.
I'm not a native speaker but I would think the rules are more or less the same as in my mother tongue : you would start a new paragraph whenever you feel whatever you're going to say next is loosely connect
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