Types of paragraphs.

1. Types of Paragraphs
by: Ivonne García

2. Is the stuff texts are made
from. It’s also the union of
several ideas or phrases into
one coherent and clear
composition.

3. Introductory
Transitional
Conclusive

4. Introductory
• They introduce an idea
• They prepare the reader
for a better development
in the paragraphs that
follow it.
• It’s used at the start of
any document, article or
text.

5. Transitional
• It develops an idea in
depth.
• Helps in making the
transition between ideas
along the complete body
of text.

6. Conclusive
• It closes or rounds up the
ideas given in the
previous paragraphs.
• Aims to conclude and
invite to think about the
meaning of everything
that was said along the
text.
• Finishes the text in a
coherent and easy way.

7. Argumentative: aims to
persuade.
Conceptual: shows the
meaning or development of
a concept.
Chronologic: Shows a series
of events organised in time.

8. List: shows a series of items,
like an inventory.
Descriptive: describes and
gives details on an issue,
person, etc.
Expository: develops in
more depth a topic or issue.

9. Expository: shows
information in an organized
way.
Narrative: shows a
sequence of events in an
organized manner.

10. • Comparative: shows
differences between
concepts.
• Cause/effect: shows the
facts, reasons and
consequences.
• Proposal: approaches an
issue and gives an idea or
solution for it.

11. • Sequential or process: shows
the development of a process
with its results.
• Deductive: explains from the
generals to the most particulars.
• Inductive: gives the main idea
by the end.
• Conclusive: ends the text,
exposes the conclusions.