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.