Basic elements of a paragraph
Explore the essential elements of a paragraph to improve technical writing skills. Understand how to craft effective topic sentences, support them coherently, and conclude clearly to ensure well-structured and focused paragraphs.
Overview
In order to write a good paragraph, we need to understand the basic elements of a paragraph and how each element contributes towards the formation of a complete, coherent paragraph structure.
A good paragraph comprises a topic sentence, preferably at the beginning and all other sentences develop, support, and explain the idea introduced in the
The topic sentence expresses the paragraph’s central idea
Each sentence within a paragraph then expands on the idea of a topic sentence.
Introduction and the topic sentence
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