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What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences that talks about one subject or idea.

*  Every paragraph should have one topic, which is usually written in the first sentence we call it  (topic sentence).

*  In a good paragraph all sentences will be related to the topic.

How to write a paragraph?

structures of a paragraph:

Each paragraph must have these following types of sentences:

1)     Topic sentence

·      Is the first sentence in the paragraph.

·      Presents the topic and the main idea of the paragraph (topic and focus of the paragraph).

Ex:  My best ever vacation was in Turkey two years ago.

The topic here is (trip in Turkey), the focus is on (his or her best ever vacation.)

2)     Supporting sentences

·      It is the body of a paragraph, that provides explanation for the main idea  giving in the topic sentence.

·      It can be at least three sentences or more.

3)     Concluding sentence

·       It is the last sentence in the paragraph.

·      Restate the main idea and sumorizes the supporting points.

Steps for writing a paragraph:

·       The first thing you should do is to think about the topic and find ideas for your writing (brain storming).

·      List your ideas on  paper.

·      Choose one interesting idea to be your topic

·      Write the topic sentence.

·       Write three or more sentences related to the topic as supporting sentences.

·      Restate the main idea and sumorizes the main points in the concluding sentence.

Qualities of a good paragraph

1. Unity:

all sentences must be related to the topic sentence.

2. Coherence: Logical order of the ideas.

All sentences follow smoothly together.

3. Emphasis

4. Prominence given to the most important ideas of the text

Example of a paragraph:

Out of the foods, pizza is definitely my favorite. It is an Italian dish. It is made with pizza dough cheese and different toppings. You can eat pizza with cheese powder or hot sauce.

I eat pizza at least once a month. I usually have it delivered at home. My favorite type of pizza is cheese crust pizza.

I always love to eat pizza!

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Clarification
1- Topic sentence

2-Supporting sentences