Basic elements of a paragraph

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 topic sentenceexpresses the paragraph's central idea..

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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