This document defines and describes 8 different types of paragraphs: expository, chronological, comparative, explanatory, cause/effect, narrative, argumentative, and enumerative. It provides a brief definition of each type of paragraph, noting their main purpose or intent such as reporting information, ordering events chronologically, comparing similarities and differences, providing detailed explanations, presenting causes and consequences, narrating a sequence of events, raising persuasive arguments, or listing characteristics.