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What is a paragraph?
A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.
A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.
A group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.
What should a paragraph look like?
Select the parts of a paragraph:
Title
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Main topic
Concluding sentence
Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence
It's the first sentence of a paragraph.
It contains an example.
It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
It summarizes what the paragraph is about.
You should include "Dear Sir/Madam,"
Mark the best topic sentence for this paragraph.
Canada's president is Justin Trudeau.
There are many reasons why Canada would be the best place to live in.
Hello everyone. Canada is amazing.
It seems to me that there are many places in the world that are better than Canada.
Mark the options that best describe the supporting sentences of a paragraph
They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of the paragraph.
One supporting sentence is enough.
They include supporting facts, details and examples.
They must develop the main topic of the paragraph.
They are separated by commas
What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?
No connectors / bad use of connectors
Grammar mistakes
Horrible punctuation
No examples
What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?
Wrong use of connectors
Bad punctuation
They don't give details
The supporting sentences are not related to the topic sentence
What is true about the concluding sentence?
It's the last sentence of a paragraph.
It can introduce a new idea.
It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.
You can add an example of what you said here.
A good connector to start it could be "Finally"