Constructing Effective Body Paragraphs A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout breaks the paragraph down into its conceptual and structural ...

Point – the topic sentence, which describes the focus (main point) of the paragraph Illustration – evidence and examples that reinforce the main point Explanation – evaluate the evidence in the ...

a.question { text-decoration: underline !important; } Guided Practice Each of the paragraphs below contains three underlined sentences. Read each paragraph and then click on the sentence (or sentences ...

Here’s a paragraph about short sentences: Ideas about the building of paragraphs from sentences usually concern ‘topic sentences’ and the ordering of ‘subordinate ideas.’ ...

Constructing Effective Research Paragraphs This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This ...