INTRODUCTION.
In this chapter, you will focus on the structure of a good paragraph. A paragraph is a group of related sentences that discusses one (and usually only one) main idea. A paragraph can be as short as one sentence or as long as ten sentences or more. The number of sentences is unimportant; however, the paragraph should be long enough to develop the main idea clearly. At the end of this chapter, you will write a well-structured paragraph on the topic of communication. For an example of a well-structured paragraph, look at the model.