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By
NikhiI Joshi
Lecturer in 'Language & Communication SkiIIs'
IT Dept.-GCET
E-maiI: nikhiIjoshi@gcet.ac.in
BIog: www.gcet-IanguagecIub.bIogspot.com
ntroduction
A paragraph is a group oI sentences or a single
sentence that Iorms a unit.
It is a group oI related sentences which express
an idea.
It may express an opinion, provide inIormation
through the use oI Iacts and details, tell a story
or simply describe a person, a place, an object
or a Ieeling.
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BeIore you begin to determine the composition
oI your paragraphs, you must Iirst understand
what the controlling idea is in your speciIic
piece oI writing..
What is the main point that you are trying to
convey to your reader?
Choose inIormation that will help to support
and perpetuate the central idea through out the
entire paper.
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Who is my targeted audience?
What do I want to say?
Why am I writing it?
The whole process is an organic one.
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Topic Sentence: expresses main idea-may
appear at beginning, middle or end.
Coherence: properly connected sentences-
move easily Irom one thought to another
-take care oI pronoun reIerences
-repetition oI key words
-Transitional tags like conjunctions: and, but,
however, moreover etc.
omponent8 of , P,r,gr,ph
Unity
Adequate development
Formulation oI controlling idea
Explanation oI idea
Example
Completion oI paragraph or transition into next
paragraph
Length
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Development
Illustration
Comparison & Contrast
ClassiIication
Problem & Solution
onclu8ion
Mark the paragraph divisions based on unity
Put each idea into a separate paragraph
Construct short paragraphs Ior memos, letters,
circulars and notices
Do not have too much variation in length oI
your paragraphs in a text.
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n nIKHIL IKHIL jjOSHI OSHI
e-mail:
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