Leidy Liliana Sanchez

María del Pilar Pinzón

Claudia Marcela Pinzón

Mireya Esparza Rhenals

Type of paragraphs

Type of

paragraphsThe paragraphs answer to the different types of texts;

we can find texts descriptive, narrative, argumentative

and explanatory, of equal way paragraphs descriptive,

narrative, argumentative and explanatory. Not

necessarily a text contains an alone type of paragraph;

on the contrary the paragraphs change in agreement to

the needs of the topic. These can express ideas,

opinions, emotions and more, to explain and to

demonstrate the key points or thoughts of a central idea.

Beginning Paragraphs

★ They are those with which it gives beginning

a text can contain an introductory idea,

design several or even the principal idea of a

text, his function is fundamental, it raises the

thesis, attracts the interest of the reader etc.

★ Is summarized the topic or the thesis of the

text

★ They serve to give a change

in the topic, of bridge for the

continuation of the text or to

happen across.

★ ¡It uses expressions as: in

consequence, therefore,

nevertheless, in spite of the

previous thing, between

others.

★ They are those that are used to expose

an argument, to support an opinion or to

refute other one, respect of the validity

of an idea to convincing on a certain line

of thought or action. These types of

paragraphs are very used in

philosophical texts, political speeches,

tests, in which the conviction of the

reader is looked.

★ To need the meaning of a term or to centre a thought

that will be in use hereinafter. Without these

conceptual definitions, the readers not understand the

author's ideas. Because of it they are indispensable in

the writings of technical and scientific type.

★ In them emphasis is done in a concept contained in the

text, which can be a definition, idea or thought of a

certain author, who will be constant used inside the rest

of the text.

Conceptual or of Definition

Paragraph

★ Chronological: They are those who present diverse events, events

or situations, of a chronological way, these paragraphs enter other

categories in turn, like in case of the narrative paragraphs.

★ Descriptive: In them they write each other by means of a logical and

coherent criterion, descriptions, same that they can belong to objects,

events or persons.

Paragraphs Chronological

and Descriptive

★ They are those in which there is done an

enumeration, which well can be an enumeration

of ideas or the points of a series of ideas, events,

situations, the steps to continuing in the diverse

paragraphs of the instructive one, and in general

any thing, event or action that it should

enumerate like for example in the cases in which

it is necessary to do a hierarchic enumeration,

etc.

Paragraphs

Enumerative

★ They are the paragraphs where there is done an explanation of ideas, points or

events, are destined to clarify a part of the text that can be confused or to offer to

be interpreted badly. They are an example of this type of paragraphs, the notes

of the books where catch on misprints or confused ideas, these paragraphs, are

in the habit of being numbered or having a symbol “*” in a part of the text

indicating the place of the note that explains the idea relating to the paragraph

where there is inserted the symbol or the number of the note.

Clarifying or Explanatory Paragraphs

★ They present a certain information of a tidy

way to belong exposed to the reader,

exposing one or several ideas or concepts

of an understandable way for whom he

reads it, it is that one who presents some

organized information.

★ This type is used commonly in such

genres as the novels, the journalistic

texts, the chronicles, the history, the

story and others. In them there are

described the facts, situations and

descriptions of prominent figures,

usually of chronological form by means

of the voice of a narrator. Commonly

they are inserted by other types of

paragraphs as the paragraphs

elucidative or those of dialogs.

Narrative Paragraphs

Narrative Paragraphs

★ They are those writings in the shape of dialog,

interacting two or more prominent figures, as well as

the narrator, are own of written interviews

(newspapers, magazines) novels and stories.

Dialogue Paragraphs

★ Comparatives: it consists of the expression of the

similarities or differences that exist between two

objects or phenomena.

Comparative and Cause and

Effect Paragraphs

★ Cause and effect: they

present a fact followed

by the reasons that has

caused it or for the

consequences that from

him stem.

Comparative and Cause and

Effect Paragraphs

★ Inductive: principal idea ultimately. It begins with prayers that

express secondary ideas to come to a generalization, or

thematic idea as a conclusion of what has steadied itself.

★ Deductive: principal idea, for his construction it splits of a

generalization then to appear in specific cases.

Inductive and Deductive Paragraph

★ On this paragraph end is in the habit of meeting to a topic

or paragraph inside a text, can offer conclusions

concerning the treated topic. The paragraph of closing

goes at the end of a book or chapter and can put on a

general summary of the ideas of the text.

Paragraphs Closure or Conclusion

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