ESL002: Intermediate English as a Second Language

4.1: Paragraph Basics – Let's Study

• 4.1: Paragraph Basics – Let's Study

  The materials below include information about writing basic paragraphs in Standard English. After you read the explanations and watch the videos to learn about narrative paragraphs, you will be able to test your understanding by completing practice activities.
  

  • Select activity Structure and Support

    

    Structure and Support Page

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    For college students, reading and writing are constant activities. We started this course by looking at basic tenses used to explain our thoughts in Standard English. When we choose present or past to write our sentences in English, we communicate a specific meaning. When writing paragraphs and essays, we carefully choose the tense to match the purpose and meaning of our writing.
    

  • Select activity Narratives

    

    Narratives Book

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    Now that we know more about paragraphs, let's take a closer look at a specific type of paragraph and how we can write one.