what is paragraph

 Parts of paragraph

Three parts of paragraph consist of
1. Topic sentence
    -It states the topic and controlling the main  idea of the paragraph.
    -It is the most general and important sentence of the paragraph.
    -It names the topic of the paragraph.
    -It limits the topic to one specific area that can be discussed in one paragraph.
    -Topic is an essential part of a sentence.
    -Controlling idea is a part of topic sentence.
    -It is used to announce the specific area to be discussed.
    -focus or controls the information in the rest of the paragraph.
    -reader can ask questions about the controlling ideas and expect to have them answered.
important:

1. It is a complete sentence: at least contains one subject and one verb
2. It contains both Topic  and controlling ideas
3. General statement and give the main idea-not too general and not specific.

There are generally two parts in a Topic sentence:
    -The topic: It tells what the paragraph is all about.
    -The controlling idea: The writer's attitude or idea about the topic.

examples

topic 


Controlling Idea

• Receiving an 'F' on my report card was a humiliating experience.
• When I was a child, my grandfather's backyard was a magical place.
• One reason I admire Nelson Mandela is that he never gave up.
• The first step in learning how to do word processing is the hardest.
• The greatest difference in education between the two countries is the number of subjects students must take.

2. Supporting sentences
    -Develop the topic sentence
    -more specific
    -Explains or prove topic sentence by giving more information.
    -It can be narratives, details, facts, examples, explanations or statistics.
    -It relates and show why the topic sentence is true.


3. Concluding sentence
   -signals the end of a paragraph
   -leave an important point to remember
   -it is customary to write as a stand-alone paragraph.
   -paragraph that are parts of longer piece of writing usually do not need a concluding sentences.