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Paragraph Development A Guide for Students of English Second Edition

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Author:   Martin L. Arnaudet ,  Mary Ellen Barrett
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson Education (US)
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.287kg
ISBN:  

9780136485025

ISBN 10:   0136485022
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 August 1990
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1 THE TOPIC SENTENCE Paragraph Unity The Paragraph Indentation Length Topic versus Topic Sentence Paragraph Unity 2 SUPPORTING TOPIC SENTENCES Examples, Details, Anecdotes, Facts, and Statistics Examples Structures of Exemplification The Paragraph in an Academic Setting: Answering Essay Questions Details Anecdotes Facts and Statistics 3 ENUMERATION Enumeration Enumerators Listing Signals Group 1 versus Group 2: Sentence Structure Ascending versus Descending Order Ascending Order Descending Order 4 TYPES OF ENUMERATION Process and Chronology Process Enumerators Listing Signals Time Clues, Repetition, and Pronoun Reference Time Clues Repetition and Pronoun Reference Chronological Order Listing Signals Time Clues 5 CAUSE AND EFFECT Cause-Effect Development: Focus on Effect Cause-Effect Development: Structural Signals Cause-Effect Development: Focus on Cause Cause-Effect Development: Chain Reaction 6 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST Comparison Structures of Comparison Contrast Structures of Contrast Methods of Contrast Additional Comments on the Topic Sentence Comparison and Contrast 7 DEFINITION The Formal Definition Structures of Definition The Extended Definition Problems in Definition The Circular Definition The Overextended Definition The Overrestricted Definition The Stipulated Definition 8 FROM PARAGRAPH TO COMPOSITION Expanding a Paragraph Controlling Idea versus Topic Sentence Mixing Methods of Paragraph Development

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