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4-Paragraph Development (5838377) PDF
4-Paragraph Development (5838377) PDF
4-Paragraph Development (5838377) PDF
PA R A G R A P H D E V E L O P M E N T : A R N A U D E T, M A R T I N L , B A R R E T T, M A R Y E L L E N ( 1 9 8 1 )
P R A C T I C A L W R I T E R W I T H R E A D I N G S : E . P. B A I L E Y, P. A . P O W E L L ( 2 0 0 8 )
The Topic Sentence
Paragraph
It means the basic unit of composition in English language.
The Topic Sentence
Paragraph Unity
The first sentence of a
paragraph is always indented
so that the reader will know
that a new subject-or a
different aspect of the same
subject-is being dealt with.
The Topic Sentence
Paragraph Indentation
The writer does indentation by
leaving a blank space at the
beginning of the paragraph. The
student should think of
indentation as simply as the
other kind of punctuation. Just
as a sentence ends with a
period (.), so each new
paragraph begins with an
indentation.
The Topic Sentence
Paragraph Length
It has more than 3 sentences
Each sentence ends in dot
The next sentence begins with a
capital letter
It includes 100-200 words
The Topic Sentence
Topic V. Topic Sentence
Topic is a word (Football) Or a list of words (Foreign students in the United States)
Topic sentence is a Topic in a Sentence form (Football is a famous game these days.)
Topic sentence is the central idea of a paragraph
It is usually in the first line
Sometimes it is in the middle as a link between two parts
Sometimes it is in the end as a conclusion
Sometimes we do not have a specific topic sentence but an implied one
T.S = Topic + Limiting statement
The Topic Sentence