Female with short dark hair: You write a paragraph when you change what you're talking about, so as soon as you start changing subjects, you would write a different paragraph.
Female Hotel Employee: Yeah, as you can see on both of these examples, the letter is split up into small paragraphs.
This is just so that it's easier for our guests to understand, it's just simple and to the point.
Charlotte: As a florist, we have to write quite a lot of letters to clients, and so, for example, this one I've divided the letter into three paragraphs.
So the first section we have discussing the wedding, and then in the second paragraph go on to talk about the prices of that.
And then the final paragraph is summarising and information.
And that's it.
And then I sign off.
You can recognise the paragraphs because there's gaps between the blocks of words.
And using the paragraphs makes them easier to understand.
Paragraphs help you to group related sentences together. They are useful for writing letters, reports and stories.
Quick tips from tutors
Building up paragraphs includes:
- The purpose of paragraphs
- Using headings
- Using topic sentences
- Linking paragraphs in a text
- Strategies for developing writing in paragraphs
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Writing paragraphs
How paragraphs work and why they are necessary in written texts.
Level 1 - Using paragraphs
How to develop paragraphs in your writing and understanding topic sentences.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Writing about a holiday
Exercise in planning your writing and ordering ideas.
Entry 3 - Writing a description
Exercise in writing descriptions based on the senses.
Entry 3 - Finding the main idea in paragraphs
Exercise in reading paragraphs and deciding on the main ideas in an example text.
Level 1 - Writing in a genre
Summary of different types of genres and appropriate styles.
Level 1 - Using linking words
Exercise in using linking words to complete a successful paragraph.
Level 1 - Using the topic sentence
Exercise in completing a paragraph based on an example topic sentence.
Level 1 - Finding the topic sentence
Exercise in identifying the topic sentence in an example paragraph.
