The document discusses the key parts of writing a paragraph, including a topic sentence that states the main idea, supporting sentences that provide specific details and examples to explain and prove the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that summarizes the main points or restates the topic sentence. It notes that a paragraph should be indented and long enough to fully develop the main idea.

1. WRITING A PARAGRAPH
Lcda. Cristina Morocho Pintado

2. PARAGRAPH
 A group of related sentences.
 Coherence and unity.
 Long enough to develop the main idea
clearly.
 Indent the first word (½ inch) from the
left margin.
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3. Parts of a Paragraph
 Topic sentence
 Main idea
 Complete sentence: S + V + C.
 Topic and controlling idea
topic controlling idea
English has almost become an international language.
 General statement (not specific details)
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4. Parts of a Paragraph
 Supporting sentences
 Explain or prove the topic sentence.
 Use specific details: facts, statistics,
examples or quotations
e. g.
More than 70 percent of the world’s mail is
written in English.
It is the primary language on the Internet.
In international business, it is used more
than any other language.

5. Parts of a Paragraph
 Concluding sentence
 End of the paragraph
 Most important ideas to remember
 Summarizing the main points
 Repeating the topic sentence in other words
e. g.
Therefore, it is a useful language to know.
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6. REMEMBER…
 A group of related sentences.
 Topic sentence: main idea, not specific,
S+V+C.
 Supporting sentences: details,
examples, statistics, etc
 Concluding sentence: summarizes main
points or repeats the TS in different
words
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7. THANK YOU!
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