Paragraph IN ENGLISH

Paragraph

Paragraph adalah bagian dari sebuah tulisan yang berisi kumpulan kalimat, Paragraph merupakan istilah lain dari alinea. Oleh karenanya paragraph dapat diberikan pengertian sebagai suatu bentuk pengungkapan gagasan yang terjalin dalam rangkaian beberapa kalimat.

Bagian-bagian dari paragraph:

1. Topic Sentence

Topic sentence bisa dikatakan sebagai kalimat pertama dalam sebuah paragraph. Fungsi dari topic sentence ini adalah memperkenalkan main idea atau ide utama dalam sebuah paragraph.

Contoh:

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.

2. Supporting Details

Supporting detail berisikan kalimat-kalimat yang mendudukung atau memperjelas main idea dari sebuah paragraph dan letaknya  setelah topic sentence. Supporting Details ini bisa dikatakan sebagai body pada  sebuah paragraph. Bagian ini bisa berisikan details atau rincian-rincian, contoh-contoh ataupun fakta-fakta.

Contoh;

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world.First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.

3. Closing Sentence

Closing Sentence adalah kalimat terakhir pada sebuah paragraph. Closing sentence merupakan kalimat yang merekapitulasi atau menyatakan kembali main idea dengan bahasa yang berbeda. Disamping itu, closing sentence bisa sebagai kalimat transisi sebelum memasuki paragraph selanjutnya.

Contoh:

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.