This document defines and provides examples of different types of paragraphs. It discusses chronological, enumeration, descriptive, explanatory, expository, argumentative, narrative, comparative, cause and effect, deductive, and inductive paragraphs. For each type, it briefly explains the purpose or structure and often provides a short example. The overall purpose is to categorize and explain the main types of paragraphs.

1. ELOISA GARCIA MORA
THEORY DISCURSIVE
EAN UNIVERSITY
PARAGRAPH
TYPES

2. PARAGRAPH
Is a self-contained unit of discourse
in writing dealing with a particular
point or idea. A paragraph consists
of one or more sentences.

3. PARAGRAPH TYPES
Chronological Paragraph
Enumeration Paragraph
Descriptive Paragraph
Explanatory Paragraph
Expository Paragraph
Argumentative Paragraph
Narrative Paragraph
Comparative Paragraph
Cause and effect Paragraph
Deductive Paragraph
Inductive Paragraph

4. Chronological Paragraph
A chronological paragraph is one
that shows a sequence of events
in the order they occurred.

5. Enumeration Paragraph
A paragraph enumeration is used to
present a list of information, related.
Example:
In case I have three types of trophies.

6. Descriptive Paragraph
It is a text that is characterized
meant to represent an object,
animal, person, place or feeling,
exposing its particular
characteristics.

7. Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory paragraph: used to clarify or
further develop the topic being presented.
It is used to give a more comprehensive and
detailed information, to give it more based
on the fact that the issuer is concerned.

8. Expository Paragraph
Expository Paragraph is one in which
some information is presented in an
organized manner.
Example:
“A story is a story or account of a few
pages, which is characterized by a
single line of action, is a single story,
not several at once.”

9. Argumentative Paragraph
Argumentative Paragraph, which is
characterized seeks to reason about a
viewpoint or opinion, so these reasons
expressed by argument, as the name implies.

10. Narrative Paragraph
Narrative Paragraph exposed
following a temporal order events,
actions.
Example:
When this woman was married to my
son began my misfortunes, my hair
fell out, I started gaining weight, I
lost my teeth, I’ m sure it’s Santeria.

11. Comparative Paragraph
Comparative Paragraph disclosed
the similarities and differences
between two ideas, characters, or
situations, to name a few

12. Cause and effect Paragraph
Paragraphs cause and effect are those with a
fact which followed the reasons that have
caused, or the consequences thereof.
Example:
Many people moved to Canada from Europe in
the nineteenth century because living
conditions were terrible in Europe.

13. Deductive Paragraph
Deductive Paragraph main idea at the
start. Its construction is a
generalization of specific cases and
then submitted.

14. Inductive Paragraph
Inductive Paragraph main idea at the
end. It starts with sentences
expressing secondary ideas to reach
a generalization, or thematic ideas as
a conclusion of what has been said.