characteristics ofthe paragraph

A paragraph has its own characteristics. It has three charachteristics, which are; unity, coherence, and proportion. Unity came from the latin word "unus" which means one. The singleness of idea & subject matter concentration. Unity can also achieved by, giving a topic sentence or the main idea of the paragraph. Topic sentence states the organization of the paragraph. There are four ways to state a topic sentence. First, declarative which states explaination. Second,qquedtions which means of asking "WH" questions. Third, paradox, a statement or that seems to contradict itself or to conflict with common sence but which contains a truth. And lastly, quotations. The unity also maintains its constant point of view. The second characteristics of the paragraph is coherence, in latin word, " cohaere" which means to stick together. It is the proper arrangement of sentences. It has organizational order, which are; the deductive order, inductive order, chronological order, and sequential. The deductive order means the general to specific details. The inductive order which means specific to general. Chronological order states the oder of the time. Then, the last is the sequential. And the third characteristics of the paragraph is the proportion, important details are given emphasis. On the first portion of the paragraph are the important details and the following paragraph are the least important details.