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Introduction to Exercise 3 - Using a variety of supporting techniques
What You Will Learn

In this demonstration, you will see how various supporting techniques can be used to develop the idea expressed in the topic sentence. In the exercise that follows, you will use the following types of supporting techniques to develop the main idea expressed in your topic sentence:
  • Giving an explanation
  • Giving an example
  • Telling a story
  • Stating the cause or the effect
  • Making a prediction
  • Making a suggestion
What You Will Do

Start the exercise and follow the instructions given on each page.
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