English Language Writing Skills

By Danso Kwasi Nti Samuel (DAS). Study the complete course source, examine every model and practise alongside Professor Jarvis.

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Teacher: Exactly. Now, let’s discuss minor supporting sentences. These sentences provide

more details and support the major supporting sentence. Can anyone continue the example?

Student 7: The parents do not offer their children food, accommodation, and clothing. They

also do not provide moral training. These can be explained by the fact that parents are too

busy with their work due to economic hardships in the country.

Student 8: And we can add examples, right? For instance, many children in the country do

not get food to eat for the whole day and sleep on the streets like at Kejetia and Nkrumah

Circle.

Teacher: Perfect. Now, what about results and consequences? Why are they important?

Student 9: They show the impact of the points we’re making. For example, the result of

inadequate parental care is that children may go out in search of their daily needs, exposing

them to boy-girl relationships to get money.

Student 10: And the consequence is that girls might engage in premarital sex leading to

teenage pregnancy. Some might even die prematurely through illegal abortions.

Teacher: Exactly. Lastly, let’s talk about the conclusion. How do we conclude a paragraph?

Student 11: We wrap up the paragraph by restating the main idea or providing a solution.

For example, Parents should provide adequate care for their children to prevent teenage

pregnancy.

Student 12: Or, Parents are therefore advised to offer adequate care for their children as

this helps prevent teenage pregnancy.

Teacher: Great job, everyone. You’ve all understood the parts of a paragraph very well.

Remember to always support your topic sentence with clear, detailed, and logical

explanations and examples.