ABSTRACT
Paragraphs are the building blocks of academic writing. Well-structured paragraphs help the reader understand the topic more easily by dividing up the argument into convenient sections. Conjunctions are words and phrases which join parts of a sentence together, or link a sentence or paragraph to the next one. Effective reading and writing requires clarity about their use and meaning. This unit looks at:
the components of paragraphs
the way the components are linked together
the linkage between paragraphs in the overall text
the different functions of conjunctions
