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Linking sentences connect an introduction to the main body of the writing by outlining the specific micro groups or topics the writer will go on to write about:
Linking sentences help to improve the readability of texts by allowing the reader to predict what is coming next.
To avoid repetition writing becoming formulaic, students can play with their linking sentences by varying their word order and vocabulary, adding adjectives or adverbs and experimenting with the style of their linking sentence: