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1、ParagraphAnalysis:UNITYANDCOHERENCEAneffectiveparagraphshouldcontaineachofthefollowing:1.ATopicSentence2.Unity3.Coherence4.AdequateDevelopmentAtopicsentenceAtopicsentenceindicatesinageneralwaywhatideaorthesistheparagraphisgoingtodealwith.Aneasywaytomakesureyourre
2、aderunderstandsthetopicoftheparagraphistoputyourtopicsentencenearthebeginningoftheparagraph.UnityAllsentencesintheparagraphshouldhaveasinglefocus(shouldsupportthetopicsentence).CoherenceCoherencemakestheparagrapheasilyunderstandabletoareader.Youcanhelpcreatecoher
3、enceinyourparagraphsbyconnectingonesentencetoanotherusing:1.Parallelconstructions2.Pronouns3.Synonyms4.Repetitionofkeywords5.Transitionalwords6.Systematicsentenceorganization(seeadequatedevelopment):fromgeneraltospecific,fromspecifictogeneral,orderofimportance,ch
4、ronologicalorder,spaceorder,steps,cause–effect,comparisonandcontrasts.AdequatedevelopmentThetopic(whichisintroducedbythetopicsentence)shouldbediscussedfullyandadequately.Somemethodscanbeusedtomakesureyourparagraphiswell-developed:·Examplesandillustrations·Data(fa
5、cts,statistics,evidence,details,andothers)·Definitiontermsintheparagraph6·Comparisonandcontrast·Causesandreasons·Effectsandconsequences·Descriptionsordetails·Chronologyofanevent(timesegments)·Steps·LogicaldivisionsParagraphAnalysisForexample:Paragraph11Myhometown
6、isfamousforseveralamazingnaturalfeatures. 2First,itisnotedfortheWheatonRiver,whichisverywideandbeautiful.3Oneithersideofthisriver,whichis175feetwide,aremanyshadywillowtreeswhichhavelongbranchesthatcanmovegracefullyinthewind. 4Inautumntheleavesofthesetreesfallandc
7、overtheriverbankslikegoldensnow. 5Second,ontheothersideofthetownisWheatonHill,whichisunusualbecauseitisverysteep. 6Eventhoughitissteep,climbingthishillisnotdangerous,becausetherearesomefirmrocksalongthesidesthatcanbeusedasstairs. 7Therearenotreesaroundthishill,so
8、itstandsclearlyagainsttheskyandcanbeseenfrommanymilesaway.8IfyouvisitWheatonHillyoushouldtrythenicerestaurantatWheatonHillhotel. 9ThethirdamazingfeatureistheBi
