Tip #5: Writing Paragraphs

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EXAMPLE:
People enjoy the companionship of cats. Many cats are affectionate. They will snuggle up and ask to be petted, or scratched under the chin. Who can resist a purring cat? If they’re not feeling affectionate, cats are generally quite playful. They love to chase balls and feathers, or just about anything dangling from a string. They especially enjoy playing when their owners are participating in the game. Contrary to popular opinion, cats can be trained. Using rewards and punishments, just like a dog, a cat can be trained to avoid unwanted behaviour or perform tricks. Cats will even fetch.

Topic sentence:(STATE) introduces the reader to the idea that cats make a great companion for people.

Developing sentences – (EXPLAIN) expands on the idea of why cats make a good companion.

Concluding/ linking sentences – A linking sentence the next paragraph on another quality of a cat.

Supporting Sentence – (PROVE) provides factual information to support that cats can be trained.

How to write a paragraph?

A paragraph is defined as “a group of sentences or a single sentence that forms a unit” (Lunsford and Connors 116). Length and appearance do not determine whether a section in a paper is a paragraph, in fact, in some styles of writing a paragraph can be just one sentence long. Ultimately, a paragraph is a sentence or group of sentences that support one main idea.