What is a paragraph?

A paragraph is a subdivision of a written composition that

• consists of one or more sentences
• deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and
• begins on a new line.

• Concept module: paragraph
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): P
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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