How to write a good paragraph?

A good paragraph has three parts (three elements), namely a topic sentence,
supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. To write a paragraph, you need
to include the three elements below.

 The topic sentence is the first sentence in the paragraph. It opens the
paragraph. The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph. That is,
paragraphs topic sentences generally show what the whole paragraph is
about.
 Supporting sentences are used to develop the topic sentence. In other words,
they give more information about the topic sentence. Supporting sentences
can give facts, statistics, details, or examples.
 The concluding sentence is the last sentence in the paragraph. It usually
restates the topic sentence in different words or summarizes the main points
of the paragraph.

Types of paragraph:

The four different types of paragraphs are descriptive, narrative, expository, and
persuasive. These four types allow you to write about absolutely anything that
you want! By understanding these different types of paragraphs and what they
are used for, the English world is your oyster. Read on to learn more about these
paragraphs and how you will use them.

The descriptive paragraph

The descriptive paragraph describes something and shows the reader what a
thing or a person is like. The words chosen in the description often appeal to the
five senses of touch, smell, sight, sound, and taste. Descriptive paragraphs can be
artistic and may deviate from grammatical norms.

The descriptive paragraph

The descriptive paragraph describes something and shows the reader what a
thing or a person is like. The words chosen in the description often appeal to the
five senses of touch, smell, sight, sound, and taste. Descriptive paragraphs can be
artistic and may deviate from grammatical norms.

The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the
orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music, and the opera of voices pitches a key
higher. Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at
a cheerful word. The groups change more swiftly, swell with new arrivals, dissolve
and form in the same breath; already there are wanderers, confident girls who
weave here and there among the stouter and more stable, become from a sharp,
joyous moment the center of a group, and then, excited with triumph, glide on
through the sea-change of faces and voices and color under the constantly
changing light.

This excerpt is taken from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this
paragraph you can hear, see, and feel the setting in which the story takes place.
When you practice writing a descriptive paragraph yourself, you should address
all aspects of the physical world.

The narrative paragraph

The narrative paragraph tells a story. There’s a sequence of action or there’s a

clear beginning, middle, and end to the paragraph.

It’s been almost ten years since I first ran for political office. I was thirty-five at the
time, four years out of law school, recently married, and generally impatient with
life. A seat in the Illinois legislature had opened up, and several friends suggested
that I run, thinking that my work as a civil rights lawyer, and contacts from my
days as a community organizer, would make me a viable candidate. After
discussing it with my wife, I entered the race and proceeded to do what every
first-time candidate does: I talked to anyone who would listen. I went to block
club meetings and church socials, beauty shops and barbershops. If two guys
were standing on a corner, I would cross the street to hand them campaign
literature. And everywhere I went, I’d get some version of the same two
questions.
This opening paragraph from Barack Obama’s The Audacity of Hope tell an
interesting story about how a man entered the arena of politics. It has a
beginning, a middle, and an end, and it

raiThe expository paragraph

The expository paragraph explains something or provides instruction. It could also

describe a process and move the reader step by step through a method. This type
of paragraph often requires research, but it’s possible that the writer is able to
rely on his or her own knowledge and expertise.

Example of expository paragraph:

All toilet flush tanks work about the same. When the toilet is flushed, the trip
handle lifts the tank ball, opening the outlet and letting water flow into the bowl.
When the tank is nearly empty, the ball falls back in place over the outlet. The
float falls with the water level, opening the water-supply inlet valve just as the
outlet is being closed, and the tank is refilled through the filler tube. Water also
flows through the bowl refill tube into the overflow pipe to replenish trap-sealing
water. As the water level in the tank nears the top of the overflow pipe, the float
closes the in valve, completing the cycle

This paragraph from Reader’s Digest Complete Do-it-yourself Manual gives

detailed information about how how the water moves through a toilet when it is
flushed. It’s instructive, and if you like this kind of thing, it may even be
interesting.

The persuasive paragraph

This type of paragraph tries to get the reader to accept a particular point of view
or understand the writer’s position. This is the type of paragraph that many
teachers focus on because it’s useful when building an argument. It often requires
the collection of facts and research

Example of a persuasive paragraph:

Immigration contributes to the overall health of the American economy. Despite
recent concerns related to the costs created by illegal and some legal immigration
to the United States, this country has largely benefited from the skills, talents, and
ambition that immigrants bring with them. American businesses gain from a good
source of affordable labor, while town and cities are revitalized by immigrant
families who strengthen communities through civic participation the generation
of new economic activity. The United States must continue to welcome new
arrivals and help those who already here; otherwise, the country will lose the
advantages it has over other industrialized countries who compete against us in
the global marketplace and seek to recruit from a vast pool of unskilled and
skilled global workers.

This is the paragraph that appeared on the page describing what a paragraph is.
Your teacher wrote it. I have an opinion about a particular topic, and in this
paragraph I want the reader to accept or consider my position. The persuasive
paragraph is, perhaps, the most difficult to write but there is a good method I can
show you in order to be successful in writing one.

In the next four lessons, we will take a closer look at each of these types of
paragraphs, starting with what I consider to be the easiest: the descriptive
paragraph.

What is the basic part of paragraph?

Most paragraphs in an essay parallel the general three-part structure of each

section of a research paper and, by extension, the overall research paper, with an
introduction, a body that includes facts and analysis, and a conclusion. You can
see this structure in paragraphs whether they are narrating, describing,
comparing, contrasting, or analyzing information. Each part of the paragraph
plays an important role in communicating the meaning you intend to covey to the
reader.

Introduction: the first section of a paragraph; should include the topic sentence
and any other sentences at the beginning of the paragraph that give background
information or provide a transition.
Body: Follows the introduction; discusses the controlling idea, using facts,
arguments, analysis, examples, and other information.

Conclusion: The final section; summarizes the connections between the

information discussed in the body of the paragraph and the paragraph’s
controlling idea. For long paragraphs, you may also want to include a bridge
sentence that introduces the next paragraph or section of the paper. In some
instances, the bridge sentence can be written in the form of a question. However,
use this rhetorical device sparingly, otherwise, ending a lot of paragraphs with a
question to lead into the next paragraph sounds cumbersome.