Week 8: properties of a well-written text

Question 1

One of the most important elements in writing is:

Answer 1

form and structure

Question 2

a group of related sentences that leads to a single topic or idea

Answer 2

paragraph

Question 3

Parts of a paragraph:

Answer 3

A paragraph is made up of the topic sentence which contains the main idea, the supporting details and the conclusion or the clinching sentence at the end.

Question 4

reveals the main or central idea of the paragraph. It does not necessarily have to be placed at the beginning of the paragraph.

Answer 4

topic sentence

Question 5

refers to the word/s that limit/s the discussion of the subject

Answer 5

controlling idea

Question 6

gives the paragraph life as it elaborates on the scope given by the topic sentence

Answer 6

supporting details

Question 7

closes your paragraph or According to Dagdag (2010), this “may be a restatement of the topic sentence, a summary, or a conclusion based on the supporting details.”

Answer 7

clincher sentence

Question 8

Coherence may be achieved through two methods:

Answer 8

following a definite order of ideas or through the use of structural devices

Question 9

an orderly arrangement of ideas which is according to what came first.

Answer 9

Chronological Order

Question 10

where ideas are arranged from the nearest to farthest, inside to outside, left to right, and other orders relating to space

Answer 10

space order

Question 11

there are two types of logical order in which a writer may use to expand his ideas, without using neither chronology or space

Answer 11

logical order

Question 12

arranges the supporting details from the general idea to the specific

Answer 12

deduction order

Question 13

on the other hand, starts from the specific idea/s before expanding to the general one

Answer 13

induction order