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09. Concluding lines

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Concluding lines, either of paragraphs or whole essays, are of vital importance to your mark. They are the sentences through which the marker judges both whether you have clearly understood your own argument and whether you are still focused on the essay question.

The concluding lines of a paragraph have three main functions: to sum up the argument or observations you have been making; to relate the argument or observations back to the question; and to lead on to the next topic.

The concluding lines of an essay must sum up the argument or point the whole essay has been making and relate your conclusions back to the essay question.

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