Task 4 An Introduction To Writing Paragraphs Definition of A Paragraph A paragraph is a group of sentences which presents and develops one idea or one aspect of an idea. Placement and Length of A Paragraph The basic rules to follow for the length of the paragraphs you write is: make the paragraph long enough to develop its central idea clearly and completely. Don’t make a paragraph so short that its content is not well explained; don’t make a paragraph so long that it contains ideas that do not relate to the central idea or becomes repetitions and boring. Kinds of Paragraphs Paragraphs can be classified in two ways: by what they do and by the kind they are. When we think of them in terms of what they do, we find that paragraphs can have four different functions: they can be used as introductions, as support for or development of a topic, as transitions, or as conclusions. When we think of paragraphs in terms of the kind they are, we find that there are four basic types of paragraphs that include all prose writing: exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Paragraphs and Longer Forms of Writing Just as groups of related words make up sentences and groups of related sentences make up paragraphs, groups of related para- graphs make up longer pieces of writing, such as essays, reports, research papers, business and social letters, technical manuals, articles, stories, and chapters in books. An Introduction to Writing Paragraphs A group of sentences which (1) one idea. (2) of a paragraph make the paragraph long enough to develop its (3) clearly and completely. Kinds of paragraphs. Four different functions and (4) of paragraphs. Paragraphs and longer forms of writing. Groups of (5) make up longer pieces of writing.