is a group of sentences that deals with one particular idea

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

tells the reader the main idea of your paragraph

clearly states the ideas that will be elaborated on the paragraph

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

this may range from facts,examples, or instances

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

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

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

definition can be in the form of??

is the dictionary meaning of a word

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

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

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

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

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

organizes ideas or events according to time

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

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

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

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

patterns of paragraph development

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

why something happens

what happens

organizes ideas into problems and offers solution

sorting or arranging things

according to common or shared characteristics

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