Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Suspended Sentence

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2711A/B
• Professor: Marie Savundranayagam

Document Summary

Direct paragraph: a topic sentence followed by a limiting sentence (optional), supporting sentences, and a transitional sentence is the most common type of paragraph in an essay, article, or research paper. Pivotal paragraph: the first sentence of a pivotal paragraph is a limiting sentence, followed by a supporting sentence and a pivotal sentence is one that turns the paragraph in a new direction. Although, but, yet, however, nevertheless, etc. are found in pivotal sentences. The pivotal sentence is followed by supporting sentences and a transitional sentence. Suspended paragraph: in a suspended sentence, the topic sentence goes last. limiting and/or supporting sentences lead up to the topic sentence. Introductions/thesis paragraphs and conclusions are usually suspended paragraphs. Four types of sentences make up a paragraph: Topic sentence: the topic sentence states one main idea. Context/content sentence(s): supporting sentence(s) support the statement made in the topic sentence. Context or content sentences include concrete details, commentaries, facts, examples, opinions, interpretations, and analyses.