Order and Completeness

Paragraph's

Main CHARACTERISTICs

Order & Completeness

Start

A good paragraph has the characteristics of unity, coherence, and emphasis

review

unity

coherence

emphasis

Logical order

Your choice of one kind of logical order over another will, of course, depend on your topic and on your purpose.

Order

Order refers to the way you organize your supporting sentences.

Whether you choose chronological order, order of importance, or another logical presentation of detail, a solid paragraph always has a definite organization.

Some common kinds oflogical order in English are:

Chronological order

Logical division of ideas

Comparison and contrast

Is it ordered?

I live in a house in Izmit. It isn't old or modern. It's a normal Turkish house. We can say it is near the sea. It takes about 10 minutes to go to the seaside on foot. We have one bedroom, one living room. We also have two other rooms, too. We use them as a dining room. Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, and a toilet. I live with my parents. And our house has a little garden; my parents spend their time there to grow vegetables and fruit.

COMPLETENESS

One easy formula for completeness is the SEQS formula.

In order to fulfill the purpose of the paragraph, the paragraph must be complete. It must develop the idea it presents in the topic sentence.

SEQS formula

#3

#2

#4

#1

Example/explanation

Summary statement

Quotation/Anecdote

Statement

Practice

Explain why ______ is your favorite activity. Write the topic. Write the topic sentence. Achieve Unity, coherence. Decide the order. Include the SEQS elements to achieve completeness.

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