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B WRITING CONCLUSIONS

A CONCLUSION is the last sentence of your writing. It brings your topic to
a close for your readers. Here are two ways to write a conclusion:
• Tell your main idea in different words.
• Ask a question about the main idea.

EXAMPLE Here’s the same paragraph, with two different endings.

My first space flight was a disaster. I spilled juice on my space suit. My luggage
got lost. I forgot to bring the map to Mars. We even landed on the wrong planet!
Everything was going wrong on this trip.

My first space flight was a disaster. I spilled juice on my space suit. My luggage
got lost. I forgot to bring the map to Mars. We even landed on the wrong planet!
Would my first space flight be my last?

YOUR
TURN Choose a good conclusion for this paragraph.

My friend gave me a gigantic puzzle for my birthday! It took all day to put it
together. Just as I finished, my puppy burst into the room.The puzzle pieces
flew in every direction!
a. It was my 8th birthday present.
b. The puzzle had 1,000 pieces!
c. Oh, why did I leave the door open?

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