Answers to Post 3 Exercises (Paragraph Structure)

Exercise 1


Paragraph 1

(1)I live in a house in Izmit. (2)It isn't old or modern; (3)it is a normal Turkish house. (4)It is near the sea. (5) It takes about ten minutes to go to the seaside. (6) In the house, there are two bedrooms, one living room and two other rooms that we use as dining rooms. (7) Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, and a little garden. (8) My parents spend their time growing vegetables and fruit there. (9) My house is not perfect but it is the best place for me.

(Topic sentence)

(1)I live in a house in Izmit.

(Major supporting sentence)

(2)It isn't old or modern.

(4)It is near the sea.

(6) In the house, there are two bedrooms, one living room and two other rooms that we use as dining rooms.

(7) Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, and a little garden.

(Supporting details)

(3) it is a normal Turkish house.

(5) It takes about ten minutes to go to the seaside.

(8) My parents spend their time growing vegetables and fruit there.

(Concluding sentence) (making a comment)

(9) My house is not perfect but it is the best place for me.

Paragraph 2

 (1) A good friend is a person who doesn't tell me lies, who helps me and let me help him, and whom I can talk to anytime. (2) I always try not to tell lies because I hate lies and I want that from my friends, too. (3) I think it is the most important behavior. (4) I can believe everything my friends say. (5) In addition, a good friend must say to me his opinion about me first. (6) I mean, he shouldn't talk about me with other people, especially about bad thing. (7) He doesn't have to talk about it because it might be wrong. (8) Secondly, a good friend must help me. He must try his best. (9) He should ask help from me too. (10) If we solve problems together, our friendship will be better and will become stronger. (11) Thirdly, I should be able to talk my friends when I want even just to talk about my problems. (12) And during that time we must be happy. (13)In conclusion, we and our friends should like the same things so that we can remind good friends.

(Topic sentence)

(1) A good friend is a person who doesn't tell me lies, who helps me and let me help him, and whom I can talk to anytime.

 

(Major Supporting sentence)

(2) I always try not to tell lies because I hate lies and I want that from my friends, too.

(5) In addition, a good friend must say to me his opinion about me first.

(8) Secondly, a good friend must help me. He must try his best.

(11) Thirdly, I should be able to talk my friends when I want even just to talk about my problems.

(Supporting details)
(3) I think it is the most important behavior. (4) I can believe everything my friends say.

(6) I mean, he shouldn't talk about me with other people, especially about bad thing.

(7) He doesn't have to talk about it because it might be wrong.

(9) He should ask help from me too.

(10) If we solve problems together, our friendship will be better and will become stronger.

(12) And during that time we must be happy.

(Concluding sentence) (making a comment)
(13)In conclusion, we and our friends should like the same things so that we can remind good friends.

 Exercise 2

1.     There are various reasons why personal relationships fail. (Topic sentence)

2.     Firstly, the common reason for the failure in personal relationships is the unrealistic expectations. (Major supporting sentence)

3.     When the unrealistic expectations are not realised, the people involved feel let down, hurt and blame each other. (Supporting detail)

4.     The second reason is lack of empathy. (Major supporting sentence)

5.     Empathy means being able to understand how a person feels in a particular situation. (Supporting detail)

6.     To have little understanding of the other person is a sure way to destroy a relationship. (Supporting detail)

7.     Finally, when one or both partners are insecure, they feel the need to rely on the other person. (Major supporting sentence)

8.     The demands by the insecure person may be too much for the other persons to bear and that person may leave the relationship. (Supporting detail)

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