MODULE 6: Paragraph

Question 1

where did the term PARAGRAPH comes from?

Answer 1

• Greek word paragraphos which means “to write beside” or “written beside” (Bargo, 2014)

Question 2

According to Cidro, et al., 2016, what is a paragraph?

Answer 2

• a paragraph is a piece of writing that focuses on ONE topic or idea.

Question 3

what are the ELEMENTS of a paragraph?

Answer 3

• unity
• order
• emphasis
• coherence

Question 4

makes a clear reading by discussing the topic from the beginning sentence and ends with the last. there is nothing that distracts the reader from a clear understanding of the text.

Answer 4

• unity

Question 5

the orderly movement of ideas refers to the relationships of the sentences in the paragraph

Answer 5

• order

Question 6

there are five (5) types of ORDERLY RELATIONSHIP of sentences. What are those?

Answer 6

• Chronological Relationship
• Space Relationship
• Inductive (Particular/Specific to General)
• Deductive (General to Particular/Specific)

Question 7

events are presented in the natural order by which they occur, like first, second, next, and so on until the last.

Answer 7

• chronological relationship

Question 8

very effective when reporting an observation because it describes movement or action from one place to another. One descriptive detail to the next.

Answer 8

• space relationship

Question 9

example is presentation of pieces of evidence before arriving to a conclusion or general statement

Answer 9

• inductive (P/S-G)

Question 10

writer begins with a general statement, and then moves on to details or proofs

Answer 10

• deductive (G-P/S)

Question 11

this element enables you to highlight the ideas you wish to emphasize

Answer 11

• emphasis

Question 12

overall understanding of what you say or write

Answer 12

• coherence

Question 13

what are the ten (10) types of TRANSITIONAL WORDS to connect words and sentences smoothly?

Answer 13

• addition
• cause and effect
• comparison
• place
• contrast
• emphasis
• example
• restatement
• time
• conclusion and summary

Question 14

examples of addition

Answer 14

• and, also, furthermore, moreover, besides, first, second, third, in
  addition, in the first place, in the second place, to begin with, next, finally

Question 15

examples of cause and effect

Answer 15

• as a result, then, therefore, thus, consequently, for this
  reason, accordingly, and so, hence, so

Question 16

examples of comparison

Answer 16

• by the same token, in similar fashion, likewise, similarly, in like
  manner, in the same way

Question 17

examples of place

Answer 17

• in back of, in front, nearby, on top of, to the left, to the right, above,
  alongside, beneath, beyond, farther along, under, upon

Question 18

examples of contrast

Answer 18

• but, on the contrary, on the other hand, however, in contrast, instead,
  nevertheless, still, yet

Question 19

example of emphasis

Answer 19

• definitely, indeed, in fact, no, yes

Question 20

examples of example

Answer 20

• to illustrate, as an example, for example, for instance, particularly,
  specifically

Question 21

examples of restatement

Answer 21

• in short, in other words, in simpler terms, that is, to put it
  differently, to repeat

Question 22

examples of time

Answer 22

• recently, meanwhile, previously, simultaneously, afterward, at the same
  time, then, until now, in the future, in the meantime, in the past, later, currently, earlier, formerly, immediately, subsequently

Question 23

examples of conclusion and summary

Answer 23

• thus, in conclusion, on the whole, to conclude, to summarize, and so, after all, at
  last, finally, in brief, in closing

Question 24

most important sentence in the paragraph, states the central idea and usually a generalization.

Answer 24

• topic sentence

Question 25

what do we also call a topic sentence?

Answer 25

• thesis statement

Question 26

every paragraph needs _____ _____ to elaborate on the topic sentence.

Answer 26

• supporting details

Question 27

there are three (3) types of supporting details. what are those?

Answer 27

• descriptive (tells how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes)
• narrative (details give specific pieces of action)
• illustrative (details explain, illustrate with specific examples or instances)

Question 28

the ___ is the final sentence of a paragraph and its purpose is to summarize the key ideas and give paragraph proper closure.

Answer 28

• conclusion