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Main Points

What are main points?
Main points come after the topic sentence, to explain your topic sentence.
The main points with their supporting details make up the body of a paragraph.
What do main points do?
They give information to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write main points?
You should give information, facts, details, and examples.
Main points often answer the question "Why?"
Example:

There are three reasons why I want to learn English. One reason is that English has become an international language. It is now used by most international companies, including the company where I work, for business communication. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English-speaking countries. The United States, England, Australia and many other countries all use English as their primary language. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the future. I will become a manager for my company soon. For those reasons, I want to learn English.

ANALYSIS:

Why do you want to learn English?
Main point: because English has become an international language

Why do you want to learn English?
Main point: because I want to travel to English-speaking countries

Why do you want to learn English?
Main point: because I plan to move to the U.S. in the future
 

Checklist:
  • Make sure that your main points are specific.
  • Make certain that you are writing how your examples support your thesis.
  • Have the main points and details link to each other.
  • Make sure that the type of details you give are not too far apart from each other in topic.
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