Brief idea of paragraph / What is paragraph and what is “Comparison and Contrast” paragraph. Short discursion of paragraph, comparison paragraph. and contrast paragraph
Topic: Brief idea of paragraph, comparison paragraph and contrast paragraph.
Paragraph:
A paragraph is a basic unit of
composition. A paragraph is a group of related sentences dealing with a central
idea.
All the paragraphs have four
components. These are the following-
·
Grammar
·
Organization
·
Content
·
Mechanics
A paragraph has a structure.
·
The topic sentence
·
The body
·
The closing sentence or
conclusion
Comparison and Contrast
paragraph
Comparison paragraph:
The comparison paragraph which compares similar
aspects or qualities of two subjects.
Example: Rahim is an honest
man similarly Karim is also an honest man.
…………………………………………
Contrast paragraph:
The contrast paragraph which
compares dissimilar aspects or qualities of two subjects.
Example: Rahim is an honest
man but Karim is a dishonest man.
……………………………………………….
Comparison and contrast
paragraphs have two methods.
·
Block method (one side at a
time)
·
Point by point method
Block method(one side at a time):
A presentation of all facts and supporting details
about one topic followed by the facts and supporting details about the second
topic. In block the organization, you group all the similarities together in one block and all the
differences together in one block. Both model paragraphs are used block
organization.
⇒all
similarities
⇉all
differences
Point by point method:
A presentation of one point of a topic with a point of the other topic. In a point-by-point organization, you write about
similarities and differences by subtopic. For example, if you are comparing and
contrasting several wireless telephone plans, you might compare and contrast
them on these subtopics:
Ø cost of the telephone (similarities and differences)
Ø monthly rate (similarities and differences)
Ø length of the contract (similarities and differences)
Ø reliability of service (similarities and differences)
In the comparison and contrast
paragraph, we use some connectors .These
are following
To show contrast
|
To show comparison
|
but, however, nevertheless, instead,
on the other hand, on the contrary, etc.
|
Likewise, similarly, in the
other way,
in like manner, etc.
|
We also use some connectors to show sequence and to
introduce a conclusion. These are -
To show a sequence
|
To introduce a conclusion
|
first, second, third,
fourth, next etc.
|
in short, in conclusion, to
sum up,
finally, in a word, etc.
|
N.B:
From the above discursion we will able to answer the following questions.
Questions:
1. What is paragraph?
2. What is Comparison paragraph?
3. What is contrast paragraph?
4. How many methods of Comparison and contrast paragraphs?
5. Write a short discursion of two methods in Comparison and contrast paragraphs?
No comments