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Year 4 Paragraphs and Cohesion: Worked Examples

See free Year 4 paragraphs and cohesion worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.

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Four worked examples

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1
Topic

Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about rainforest animals.

How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.

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Answer: Any clear topic sentence.

2
Pronoun

Improve cohesion: 'Maya found the map. Maya opened the map.'

How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.

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Answer: Maya found the map. She opened it.

3
Link

Choose a connector for contrast: however / therefore / first.

How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.

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Answer: however

4
Order

Put three sentences in a logical paragraph order.

How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.

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Answer: Logical coherent order.

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