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Qualities of a Good Paragraph

A paragraph contains one main topic or theme that is developed through a connected series of sentences. A good paragraph has unity, order, and variety. It focuses on one topic and arranges ideas in a clear, logical order using short and long sentences of different constructions. To write a good paragraph, one should think of points on the topic, arrange them in order, make the first and last sentences attractive, focus on one theme, use short varied sentences, and revise for mistakes.

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Qualities of a Good Paragraph

A paragraph contains one main topic or theme that is developed through a connected series of sentences. A good paragraph has unity, order, and variety. It focuses on one topic and arranges ideas in a clear, logical order using short and long sentences of different constructions. To write a good paragraph, one should think of points on the topic, arrange them in order, make the first and last sentences attractive, focus on one theme, use short varied sentences, and revise for mistakes.

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Paragraph-Writing

Posted Date: 12 Aug 2009


Author: Rohit Mian

Member Level: Diamond


A paragraph is a connected series of sentences related to the same subject. Just as a
sentence contains one main thought, in the same way a paragraph contains one main topic
or theme. All the sentences in a paragraph should be so grouped together that they must
serve to develop the main theme.

Qualities of a Good Paragraph:-

1.Unity – A paragraph must not contain more than one main topic or main theme. If it
does, then it is a bad paragraph. The test of a good paragraph is that its theme can be
expressed in one sentence called the topic sentence. A good paragraph is therefore a short
essay in itself, to which a suitable title can always be given.

2.Order – In a good paragraph the thoughts are always arranged in a clear and logical
order. The events are given in the order of their occurrence. All ideas are connected with
the main idea and are arranged according to their importance or order.

3.Variety – Lastly, a good paragraph contains both short and long sentences. It contains
sentences of different length and of different construction.

How to Write a Paragraph:-

1.Think out the points upon which you wish to write. To get such points, frame questions
about the topic and think out answers to them. These answers will provide you with
points to develop.

2.Having got the points, arrange them in proper order. Important points should be
mentioned first, and minor after wards.

3.Make the first and the last sentences of your paragraph most attractive. The first
sentence should arouse the interest of the reader, and the last should satisfy it. A short
sentence, quite to the point, forms the best introduction.

4.Do not deal with more than one main theme in your paragraph.

5.Make your sentences short and varied in length. Take care that every sentence you
write is clear and complete.
6.Revise what you have written. Remove all mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation
etc. Find out whether your paragraph reads like a short essay.

Sample Usage

A Motor-car Accident

It was only yesterday that I saw a motor-car accident which but for the timely whistling
of the policeman, would have resulted into a ghastly tragedy. I was out for a stroll on the
Mall. At the cross-roads, near the General Post Office, I came upon the wreckage of two
cars. The smash had been caused by a car coming down, which had swept round the
corner of the road and crashed into a car coming up. Happily, no one was killed, though
some sustained serious injuries. The driver escaped unhurt. One woman received injury
in the head. She was at once moved to hospital. The policeman on point duty tried to stop
the car coming down. But coming as it was at a speed of seventy miles an hour, the driver
failed to pull up in time. The tragedy was the result of the craze for driving at full speed.

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