clearly states the ideas that will be elaborated on the paragraph

tells the reader what term or concept is being defined, maybe informal or formal in giving definition of a terms or concepts

is the secondary meaning of a word and not necessarily included in the dictionary

used as a building blocks in organizing longer pieces of text into prose

gives information of what a person an object or a place or a situation is like

explains not just what something means or is but also what something does what something is useful something looks like etc

defines the subject in a more personal way, usually derived from the author's own experiences and opinions

organizes ideas into problems and offers solution

is the dictionary meaning of a word

focuses on the cost reason and the result are consequences of a certain phenomenon

looks into factual and scientific characteristics of what is being described as an objectively as possible

defines concepts in the most factual way which is often used in scientific proper or real world facts

also used in literary discourse when there is stereotype image that can be attributed to a person place or an event

this may range from facts,examples, or instances

shows how a set of evidence leads to a logical conclusion or argument

sorting or arranging things

presents the general statement and the provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea

this expound on the main idea and act as a adequate support they are specific in stem from the general idea established by the topic sentence

it is where similarities and differences of two or more things are explored

patterns of paragraph development

organizes ideas or events according to time

according to common or shared characteristics

is a group of sentences that deals with one particular idea

provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter

what happens

an indirect way of stating the idea that will be elaborated on the paragraph

definition can be in the form of??

why something happens

tells the reader the main idea of your paragraph