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The concluding sentence
The last sentence in a paragraph is often a concluding sentence.
This sentence repeats the idea of the topic sentence.
Remember: Not all paragraphs have concluding sentences.
B. Read the following paragraphs. Which one has a concluding sentence?
Horses are farm animals. They are usually black, grey, white and
brown in color. They carry people and goods from one place to another.
They have long legs, which are very strong. They can easily run long
distances. Horses usually move in herds. They live in a stable. They
are very useful farm animals.
Energy is important. Without it, we would have a harder time because
most of our activities like cooking a dinner, heating a house, lighting a
street, keeping a hospital open, running a factory all require energy. It
is thus at the heart of everybody’s life.
Elephant is the largest animal to walk the Earth. An elephant can carry
a load of 1200 pounds . They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant
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baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years.
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LESSON
1. 1 pound = 454 grams
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