The Paragraph
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Paragraph
Is a group of sentences developing one topic
Topic sentence
Is the paragraphs first sentence which states the paragraphs main idea
Coherence
It means that your details are in such good order and the relationships between the details are so clear that the resulting paragraph is easy to understand
Clincher sentence
May be used at the end of a paragraph if the paragraph is long or if the paragraph is written as a self contained unit
Unity
Means that every sentence in the paragraph develops the idea stated in the topic sentence
Transitional words
These expressions usually occur at the beginning of a sentence, showing the relationship between sentences
