Paragraph Writing - Language Notes
A paragraph is a group of sentences that all center on one idea. A paragraph is made of four elements:
Example
Topic sentence/main idea: My brother is the cutest little baby in the world.
Supporting sentences: He is a chubby little bundle of joy who has the (a) cutest dimples, (b) huge laughing eyes, and (c) the most beautiful toothless grin.
Explanation/ expansion of supporting sentences: Every one knows that dimples, big eyes and a toothless smile makes for a very cute baby. These factors, together, make a baby irresistible to people and they automatically react by smiling and cooing at them.
Concluding sentence: These are just a few of the reasons behind my brother being classified as the cutest little boy in the world.
Paragraph
My brother is the cutest little baby in the world. He is a chubby little bundle of joy who has the cutest dimples, huge laughing eyes and the most beautiful toothless grin. Every one knows that dimples, big eyes and a toothless smile makes for a very cute baby. These factors, together, make a baby irresistible to people and they automatically react by smiling and cooing at them. These are just a few of the reasons behind my brother being classified as the cutest little boy in the world.
Elements
Other elements of paragraph writing includes:
Contributor: Leisa Samuels-Thomas
(Reviewers). Grammar and composition bk1. Colombia, Ohio: McGraw/Hill, 1984.
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- topic sentence
- sentences that support the topic sentence
- explanation of the sentences that support the topic sentences
- concluding sentence
Example
Topic sentence/main idea: My brother is the cutest little baby in the world.
Supporting sentences: He is a chubby little bundle of joy who has the (a) cutest dimples, (b) huge laughing eyes, and (c) the most beautiful toothless grin.
Explanation/ expansion of supporting sentences: Every one knows that dimples, big eyes and a toothless smile makes for a very cute baby. These factors, together, make a baby irresistible to people and they automatically react by smiling and cooing at them.
Concluding sentence: These are just a few of the reasons behind my brother being classified as the cutest little boy in the world.
Paragraph
My brother is the cutest little baby in the world. He is a chubby little bundle of joy who has the cutest dimples, huge laughing eyes and the most beautiful toothless grin. Every one knows that dimples, big eyes and a toothless smile makes for a very cute baby. These factors, together, make a baby irresistible to people and they automatically react by smiling and cooing at them. These are just a few of the reasons behind my brother being classified as the cutest little boy in the world.
Elements
Other elements of paragraph writing includes:
- unity - every sentence in the paragraph should relate to the topic sentence
- order - the sentences should be arranged in a logical sequence. this means that the most important idea comes first.
- coherence - each sentence should flow smoothly into the next and all the sentences should be connected by the topic sentence
- completeness - a final sentence that ties the paragraph together, the concluding sentence, is necessary because the paragraph is not left hanging.
Contributor: Leisa Samuels-Thomas
(Reviewers). Grammar and composition bk1. Colombia, Ohio: McGraw/Hill, 1984.
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