Writing Tips

 

Concluding Sentence     

 

Concluding sentence 是一個段落的最後一個句子。它的功用在於提供段落一個有邏輯的結尾。對很多亞洲學生來說，寫出一個畫龍點睛的結尾是件很困難的任務。其中改善的方式就是盡可能閱覽更多更好的concluding sentence!

 

 

 

不同種類的Concluding Sentence

 

Concluding Sentence有很多種類，分別是重申 (restatement)，建議 (suggestion)，意見(opinion)以及預測 (prediction)

 

 

 

重申主要論述 (main idea)

 

寫concluding sentence最簡單的方法就是重申主要論述 (main idea)或是概述段落的重點。

 

例子：

 

假設以下為某個段落的Topic Sentence

 

「家長常常為了該不該讓玩電動而站在不同立場。」(Parents often have different perspectives about their children playing video games.)

 

針對這樣的topic sentence，重申主要論述 (main idea)的concluding sentence可能如後：「總而言之，雖然小孩都喜歡玩電動，但家長常常會為了這件事而辯論。」(To sum up, although children like playing video games, parents often argue about this issue.)

 

 

 

提供建議、給予意見或是預測

 

Concluding sentence也可以提供建議、給予意見或是預測。有時候，concluding sentence甚至可以同時包含這些選擇。

 

例子：

 

假如以下句子是某個段落的topic sentence

 

「大學生all pa是理所當然的事情，但要all pa也是要有技巧的。」(“ALL PASS” is like the most basic thing for college students, but it also requires certain techniques.)

 

針對這樣的topic sentence，重申主要論述 (main idea)的concluding sentence可能如後：「當你完成以上幾點，我保證你絕對可以All pa了！」(By following the points above, you can be certain that you can definitely have “ALL PASS”.)

 

這個concluding sentence則提供了預測 (you can definitely have “ALL PASS”.) 。