How do you write a good paragraph in middle school?
Paragraphs in the body of your essay, not the intro or conclusion, need a topic sentence and two or three sentences to explain or prove your topic sentence. These sentences answer “Why?” or “Prove it!” You can use examples, facts, logical statements, true stories, and so on.
What are strong sentences?
Strong sentence openers are words you use at the start of a sentence to help get readers interested in a story or other written work and lead to variety in sentence structure. They also provide an opportunity to transform simple sentences to more complex sentences.
Is despite a formal word?
Despite is a little more formal than in spite of. We usually use in spite of and despite with a noun: He got the job in spite of his prison record.
How use despite in a sentence?
- [S] [T] I love him despite his faults. (
- [S] [T] Despite all his wealth, he is stingy. (
- [S] [T] We pushed ahead despite the obstacles. (
- [S] [T] Despite his riches, he’s not contented. (
- [S] [T] Despite everything, Tom started to relax. (
- [S] [T] Despite our efforts, we failed after all. (
How long is a simple paragraph?
Aim for three to five or more sentences per paragraph. Include on each page about two handwritten or three typed paragraphs. Make your paragraphs proportional to your paper. Since paragraphs do less work in short papers, have short paragraphs for short papers and longer paragraphs for longer papers.
How many sentences are in a paragraph for 7th grade?
8 sentences
Is despite of correct?
The word despite is a preposition which takes a noun as its object, and doesn’t require of. Despite of is incorrect, and sounds distinctly non-native. (You’re probably getting confused by the similar phrase in spite of. In spite of means basically the same thing as despite.)
Do you say in spite of or despite?
The English terms despite and in spite of are synonyms. Despite might be a tiny bit more formal, but the two terms are interchangeable. Just be careful not to say something like “despite of” or “in despite” – it’s always either the three words in spite of, or just the single word despite.