Implicit or intrinsic transition hooks (Continuation)Last week, Part 2 of this series started discussing implicit or intrinsic paragraph transition hooks. Unlike explicit or extrinsic hooks, this second type of paragraph transition device makes use of the natural progression or "flow" of the ideas themselves to link paragraphs logically. This involves repeating a key word or phrase used in the preceding paragraph and making it the takeoff point for the succeeding paragraph, or else using a synonym or words similar to that key word or phrase to do the transition job. I missed an important meeting in Manila and lost a major account..."We will explore in Part 4 even more effective strategies for effecting implicit paragraph transitions. Next week, Dec. 22, 2022: Making effective paragraph transitions – 4Visit Jose Carillo's English Forum, http://josecarilloforum.com.

Source: Manila Times December 14, 2022 16:07 UTC