GCEEnglish LanguageEssay Writing2020

In an essay of about 450 words, a candidate writes 12 paragraphs, each containing only two or three sentences. This approach is considered a weakness because

Athe essay contains too many ideas for the reader to follow
Bthe paragraphs are too short to allow for adequate development of ideasCORRECT
CWAEC regulations require exactly five paragraphs in every essay
Dshort paragraphs indicate that the writer has a wide vocabulary
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Effective paragraphing requires that each paragraph be sufficiently developed with a topic sentence, supporting details, and sometimes a concluding sentence. Twelve very short paragraphs in a 450-word essay suggest that ideas are not adequately developed or elaborated, which is a structural weakness. There is no fixed rule requiring exactly five paragraphs.
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