A narrative paragraph tells a story through a sequence of events. It describes what happens first, second, third, and so on. While commonly used in fiction, narrative paragraphs can also describe any actual series of activities. The example paragraph uses time-related words and phrases like "yesterday evening," "immediately," "after," "then," "later," and "final" to indicate the order in which events occurred. Narrative paragraphs employ time signals to convey when events are happening in the story.

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Narrative Paragraph

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- A narrative paragraph tells a story. Something happens first,
second, third, etc. Of course, narrative paragraphs are used in
fiction as a writer describes the unfolding of events, but they are
also found when describing any actual sequence of activity.
(learn American English Online)

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What Words and phrases were used to show time order? Circle them.

6. Yesterday evening I got home from work at 6 o'clock. My wife had
painstakingly prepared a delicious dinner which we ate immediately.
After I had cleaned up the kitchen, we watched TV show which had been
recommended by my friend. Then, we got dolled up for a night on the
town. Our friends arrived at about 9 o'clock and we chatted for a while.
Later, we decided to visit a local jazz club and listen to some bebop for a
while. The mad musicians really blew their horns. We really enjoyed
ourselves and stayed late only leaving after the band had played their
final audacious set.
(thoughco.com)

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Time Signals (When is it happening?)
when
lately
at the same
time
once
immediately
already
final
during
now
little by little
after awhile

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