A paragraph is a series of sentences that are organized and coherent, and are all related to a single topic. Almost every piece of writing you do that is longer than a few sentences should be organized into paragraphs. This is because paragraphs show a reader where the subdivisions of an essay begin and end, and thus help the reader see the organization of the essay and grasp its main points.
Paragraphs can contain many different kinds of information. A paragraph could contain a series of brief examples or a single long illustration of a general point. It might describe a place, character, or process; narrate a series of events; compare or contrast two or more things; classify items into categories; or describe causes and effects. Regardless of the kind of information they contain, all paragraphs share certain characteristics. One of the most important of these is a topic sentence.
A
paragraph
is a series of sentences that
are organized
and coherent, and are all related to a single topic. Almost every piece of writing you do
that is
longer than a few sentences should
be organized
into
paragraphs
. This is
because
paragraphs
show
a reader where the subdivisions of an essay
begin
and
end
, and
thus
help
the reader
see
the organization of the essay and grasp its main points.
Paragraphs can contain
many
different
kinds of information. A
paragraph
could contain a series of brief examples or a single long illustration of a general point. It might
describe
a place, character, or process; narrate a series of
events
; compare or contrast two or more things; classify items into categories; or
describe
causes and effects. Regardless of the kind of information they contain, all
paragraphs
share certain characteristics. One of the most
important
of these is a topic sentence.