PARAGRAPHS: STRUCTURE AND TYPES
PARAGRAPHS: STRUCTURE AND TYPES Paragraph · A paragraph has a group of sentences and conveys a common idea. · It is composed of one main idea. · “one para, one idea is the formula for paragraph writing”. Structure: A paragraph should have three important components. i. the main idea of the paragraph should be stated or introduced. ii. Secondly, the main idea should be explained. iii. supporting details should be included to strengthen the main idea. What is topic sentence? The first sentence of the paragraph is said to be the topic sentence. The topic sentence states or introduces the topic or subject or main idea of the paragraph. A good topic sentence should be brief and emphatic. Unity A paragraph should have unity. For a good paragraph all the supporting sentences work together to develop the main idea. Unity of a paragraph can be achieved by meaningful sequencing of senten