Guide to spelling, punctuation and grammar

Paragraph 3
(1) ‘Furthermore,’ is used as a linking word to provide continuity
between this paragraph and the previous one. Note the comma after
‘Furthermore’.
(2) A short quotation is used to back up the point that is being made.
Note that it is contained within quotation marks. Short quotations
from novels can be used to back up the point you are making, but
don’t overdo their use.
(3) Sentences two and three provide further detailed evidence (the point
about Pip and the theft of the file from the smithy) to back up the
main point of the paragraph.
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(4) Sentence four summarises the paragraph and makes the point about
the rift between Joe and Pip. 
Paragraph 4
(1) The phrase ‘The next time’ acts as a linking phrase between paragraphs.
(2) The opening sentence tells the reader what this paragraph is to be
about: the beginnings of Pip’s move away from the values of the
forge to his embracing the values of Satis House.
(3) Sentences two, three and four ‘flesh out’ the key point with detailed
references to his feeling ashamed of Joe and his reactions to the scorn
of Estella.
Paragraph 5
(1) ‘too’ is used as a linking word between paragraphs.
(2) Sentence one is the key sentence indicating that the subject of the
paragraph is Biddy and her influence.
(3) Another short quotation is used (within quotation marks) which adds
relevant detail to the topic of the sentence.
(4) The closing sentence of the paragraph makes a general statement
about Biddy that ‘ties up’ the paragraph neatly.
Paragraph 6
(1) Sentence one acts as the key sentence to the paragraph by mapping
out what the rest of the paragraph is to deal with: the impact Pip’s
inheritance has on his relationship with Joe and the forge.
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(2) Sentences two to six provide plenty of detail and close references to
Joe’s visiting Pip in London and illustrate the key point of the
paragraph.
(3) The last sentence acts as a summarising sentence to the paragraph by
emphasising the break between Pip and his old life.