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Learner finds the sentence where their essay stopped arguing what it said it would argue, which is almost always in the second body paragraph or the conclusion.
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Six pairs of opening and closing sentences. Four disagree.
Opens: The benefits of free transport clearly outweigh its cost. Closes: On balance, both sides of this debate have merit. Do they agree?
Why it happens there, what it costs, and a ten-second check.
You have argued for 250 words. You are tired.
And on balance, both sides have merit is the easiest sentence in English to write.
It feels fair-minded. It reads as a writer who never decided.
Ten opening-and-closing pairs. Four hold.
Sort each item into the correct category
Six conclusions under their introductions. Two need nothing.
Opens: The benefits of free transport outweigh its cost. Closes: On balance, both sides of this debate have merit. →
Opens: Remote work has harmed young employees more than it has helped them. Closes: Remote work therefore offers real advantages to the modern workforce. →
Opens: Universities should be free. Closes: Free university education is worth funding, provided places are not capped. →
Opens: City centres should be closed to private cars. Closes: Perhaps a limited restriction might be worth considering in some places. →
Opens: Companies should fund their staff's training. Closes: The cost of training is best carried by the organisation that benefits from the skills. →
Opens: Nuclear power is necessary if emissions targets are to be met. Closes: Every energy source involves trade-offs that societies must weigh carefully. →
Write both ends together, so they cannot drift apart.
Prompt: some argue that tourism destroys the historic cities it visits. Others say it is what pays to preserve them. Discuss both and give your opinion.
Introduction: two or three sentences, ending in a position. Conclusion: two sentences.
Write the conclusion immediately after the introduction. Do not write the body — this is the ten-second check, run in advance.
Label each one.
A softer ending — meant, or just tired?
Eight conclusions, three introductions, and one place for the rest.
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