Characteristic of a paragraph:completeness
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The document discusses the characteristics of a complete paragraph. It defines completeness as a paragraph being well-developed. A complete paragraph includes a topic sentence that states the main idea and controlling idea, body sentences that develop and support the topic sentence with examples and details, and a concluding sentence that restates the main points. It provides an example of a complete paragraph that discusses the natural features the author's hometown is famous for.
Characteristic of a paragraph:completeness
- 1. Good Characteristics of Paragraph: COMPLETENESS
- 2. COMPLETENESS “The quality of being whole or perfect and having nothing missing.” –Cambridge Dictionary Synonyms: absoluteness, entireness, fullness , perfectness, wholeness
- 3. COMPLETENESS “Completeness means a paragraph is well- developed.”
- 4. Structure of a Paragraph 1.Topic Sentence 2.Body/Supporting Sentences 3.Concluding Sentence -Topic Idea and Controlling Idea
- 5. The Topic Sentence A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph. It is the most general sentence of the paragraph. A topic sentence has several important functions: • it substantiates or supports an essay’s thesis statement •it unifies the content of a paragraph and directs the order of the sentences •it advises the reader of the subject to be discussed and how the paragraph will discuss it
- 6. The Topic Sentence Topic sentence not only states the topic of the paragraph but also controls or limits the topic so that it can be discussed completely in the space of single paragraph. Topic sentence, therefore, can be further divided into two: • Topic Idea Topic idea states the topic of the paragraph. • Controlling Idea Controlling idea limits the topic. Topic Sentence: My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features. The topic is “my hometown is famous" and the controlling factor is “for amazing natural features."
- 7. Body/Supporting Sentences Supporting Sentences are sentences that develop topic sentence or main idea. They explain the topic sentence by giving reasons, examples, facts, and statistics, quotations, etc. My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is very wide and beautiful. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because it is very steep. The third amazing feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about six hundred years old. Ex.
- 8. Concluding Sentence My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is very wide and beautiful. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because it is very steep. The third amazing feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about six hundred years old. These three landmarks are truly amazing and make my hometown a famous place.
- 9. Characteristics of Effective Concluding Sentences It is important to know how to write effective concluding sentences in order to drive home the final point. Some characteristics of concluding sentences include: •Review main points mentioned in a paragraph. •Restate the topic sentence. •Are found at the end of a paragraph. •Do not introduce new ideas or topics.
- 11. COMPLETENESS My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is very wide and beautiful. On either side of this river, which is 175 feet wide, are many willow trees which have long branches that can move gracefully in the wind. In autumn the leaves of these trees fall and cover the riverbanks like golden snow. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because it is very steep. Even though it is steep, climbing this hill is not dangerous, because there are some firm rocks along the sides that can be used as stairs. There are no trees around this hill, so it stands clearly against the sky and can be seen from many miles away. The third amazing feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about six hundred years old. These three landmarks are truly amazing and make my hometown a famous place.