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Introduction to Exercise 3 - Components of an introductory paragraph
What You Will Learn

In this exercise, you will learn to identify the five components of an introductory paragraph:
  • Hook
  • Background
  • Reasons
  • Thesis
  • Linking ideas (connecting phrases)
What You Will Do

Read each paragraph and answer the questions that follow by clicking on the correct choice. The Answer box at the bottom of the choices will tell you if your answer is correct. If you choose the wrong answer, try again.
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