Essays and other prose compositions are divided into paragraphs. A paragraph is usually a group of related sentences that develop a single point. While writing an essay, the topic can be divided into various points and each point can be developed into a separate paragraph.
But we can write a paragraph about a particular topic.for example, you can write a paragraph about your school or about your town. A paragraph it can long or short.There is no rule about the length of paragraph. Sometimes a paragraph may consist of a single sentence.It may consist of ten or twelve sentences or may be very long having thirty or forty sentences.
The length of a paragraph depends on the context. when we are explaining a difficult points that has to be explained in great detail, the paragraph may become very long. when we have finished explaining an idea and pass on to another idea, we begin a new paragraph. There must be logical sequence of thought in the sentences of a paragraph.
Point to be remembered in Paragraph Writing
- Each paragraph should begin with a sentence which contains the idea that is built or illustrated in the rest of the paragraph. This sentence is called the "topic sentence" and provides the base to built the paragraph.
- Every paragraph should have unity and this is provided by the way sentences stand together and add up to the main idea.
- The order of the sentences is important-they must follow one another in a natural sequence.
- It is extremely important that a paragraph should exhibit coherence the facts and ideas should be arranged in logical order and there should be an easy transition from sentence to sentence.
- Normally, the length of the paragraph is stated but, in any case, one is advised to avoid writing long paragraphs because then every sentence in it may not have a definite relation to the main topic.
