Rules and structure of the paragraph

1. The Writing Style in the
English Language

2. The Form of a Paragraph
The Title:
• Capitalize the most important words
• Do not use quotation marks (“…”)
• Do not put a period a the end of the title
• Do not use complete sentences
• Do not underline the title

3. The Paragraph
• Leave a Space between the title and the first line of the paragraph
• Indent the first sentence of the paragraph.
• Leave margins on the left and right side of the paragraph
• Do not write on the margins

4. The Structure of a Paragraph in the U.S.A
Academic Writing
A) Topic Sentence (main idea)
- Supportive Sentence
- Supportive Sentence
- Supportive Sentence
B) Concluding Sentence