Paragraph structure
Three main features are:
- Paragraph unity
- Paragraph coherence (logical flow of sentence - linking every sentence to the following)
- Supporting sentences (facts about main topic)
1. Paragraph unity - Unity means that a paragraph discusses one main idea, from the beginning to the end.
Example:
How to meet people?
In a recent experiment, two British psychologists proved that walking a dog will help you meet people. One of the psychologists walked a dog to work for five days. She lives near university, where she works. 65 strangers either talked to her or smiled at her when the dog was with her, but only 3 strangers did so when she was “dogless”. The psychologist believed that the presence of a dog may remove people’s fear of talking to strangers. The scientist didn’t use cats or other pets in the experiment. Moreover, the dogs appearance didn’t matter. Strangers were friendly, whether the dog wore a fashionable matching collar, or an ugly leather collar, and old piece of rope. Therefore, if you want to meet people, get a dog and don’t worry about how it is dressed.
2. Paragraph coherence - When a paragraph has a coherence, it is easy to read and understand. Each sentence logically flows into the other. You have signs in your sentence: when to go forward, when to stop, when to turn.
Examples:
Therefore - to sum everything up, to stop, conclude etc.
Moreover - to go forward, ahead, to continue …
However - you expect something completely different
In conclusion - a stop sign
3. Supporting sentences - Those type of sentences explain or prove the main idea (topic sentence). Each sentence should prove the truth of the topic sentence by giving one or more examples
Use facts instead of opinions - facts are objective statements of truth
In academic and business writings, they need specific supporting details.
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