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PARAGRAPH

A paragraph contains sentences dealing with a single topic that is unified, coherent and well-developed. It includes a topic sentence that states the main idea, major support ideas that provide new information about the topic, a concluding sentence that restates the main idea, and minor support ideas that provide details to support the major support sentences and central idea. A paragraph should be adequately developed with enough details, examples and information to fully explain the topic sentence.

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PARAGRAPH

A paragraph contains sentences dealing with a single topic that is unified, coherent and well-developed. It includes a topic sentence that states the main idea, major support ideas that provide new information about the topic, a concluding sentence that restates the main idea, and minor support ideas that provide details to support the major support sentences and central idea. A paragraph should be adequately developed with enough details, examples and information to fully explain the topic sentence.

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PARAGRAPH AND ITS COMPONENTS

WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?

• A paragraph is a collection of
sentences dealing with a single topic.

• It should be unified, coherent, and


well-developed.
COMPONENTS OF A PARAGRAPH
• TOPIC SENTENCE – An idea which you can
and usually express in one sentence.
• Main idea of a paragraph.
• it is the statement of the paragraph
itself.
• Sets the limits and states the subject.
• Maybe be found at the beginning , in the
middle or at the end of the paragraph.
MAJOR SUPPORT IDEAS

• TELL SOMETHING NEW OR DIFFERENT


ABOUT THE TOPIC.
Concluding Sentence

• ENDING LINE OF THE PARAGRAPH.


• IT SHOULD RESTATE THE MAIN IDEA
OF THE PARAGRAPH.
MINOR SUPPORT IDEAS
• CONTRIBRUTE MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH
MAJOR SUPPORT SENTENCE IN ORDER TO
MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD.
• CLOSELY RELATED TO BOTH MAJOR
SUPPORT SENTENCES AND CENTRAL IDEA.
Adequate Development
• SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH DETAILS,
ILLUSTRATIONS, EXAMPLES, COMMENTS OR
OTHER IMNFORMATION IN ORDER TO
ARRIVE TOPIC SENTENCE ADEQUATELY.

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