More Of Effective Writing

More of effective writing

Paragraph development  Is

a group of sentences that forms a unit

Components of a paragraph  Topic

sentence  Coherence  Unity  Adequate development

Topic sentence expresses the main idea of a paragraph  Theme sentence  The rest of the paragraph illustrates the theme Ex: many television cartoons contain an unhealthy amount of violence 

 Burying

the topic sentence within the paragraph is another way writing but is not preferred by many

Coherence  Clear

and logical linking of ideas in a paragraph  Repetition of key words  Catch a word or phrase that is important and use it when necessary  Instead of repeating ideas

 “You

can fool some people all the time, all the people for sometime but you cannot fool all the people all the time”

Repetitive device  Fool,

some, all and time  Ex: the broadcast packet switching should be distinguished from the storeand-forward variety. To handle demands of growth, our system can be extended using repeats for signal regeneration, filters for traffic localization, or gateways for internet work address extension

Revised  The

broadcast packet switching should be distinguished from the store and forward variety. To handle the demands of growth, our system can be extended using packet repeaters for signal regeneration, packet filters for traffic localization, or packet gateways for internet work address extension

Transitional tags  And  But  Yet  For  Or  Hence  Later

however nevertheless moreover on the other hand

 Addition

----and or again first second

next  Time

----- while after when meanshile during next then in the past immediately later soon following afterwards  Place ----here there nearby beyond wherever opposite to adjacent to bordering

Parallelism  Parallel

structures are powerful to communicate  Coordinating conjunctions Ex: Either or, neither nor, on the one hand …on the other not only but also

Features of a paragraph  Controlling

idea  An idea that directs the paragraph development Ex: There is an unhealthy amount of violence in television cartoons

Explanation of controlling idea  Though

work force may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense many of the objectives and that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines students encounter in the class may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce

Completion of paragraph  Transition

of one paragraphs idea into next paragraph Ex: Developing good habits of turning in assignments in class now, as current students will aid your performance and position as future participants in the working world.

Length 

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There is no fixed rule about the length of a paragraph Generally kept short Long paragraphs distract and tend to be boring Of equal size Uneven length of paragraphs leaves the impression of uneven development of ideas

 Make

paragraph divisions based on unity  If you find more than one topic, put each topic into a separate paragraph  Construct short paragraphs for memos, letters, circulars, notices and similar documents  Do not show variation in the length of the paragraphs

Paragraph development  Illustration  Comparison

and contrast  Cause and effect  Classification  Problem and solution

Examples 

Man’s fascination with machinery that move under their own power and control is at least as old as recorded history. In Aristotle’s Greece, plays of several acts are said to have been performed entirely by automatic puppets driven by weights hung on twisted cords. Much later, European royalties were enthralled by life-like automata that could write, draw and play musical instruments. In recent years, most of the magical aura surrounding mechanical automata has been dispelled. Today automatic machines and industrial robots are used in factories throughout the world to perform tasks that are too hazardous, too onerous, too boring, or simply too uneconomical for human beings to undertake