Structure of the paragraph

Structure of a paragraph

Main parts of a paragraph

Topic sentence

Body sentences (supporting senteces)

Concluding sentence

States the topic of the paragraph

Identifies the controlling idea

Expresses the writers attitude

Restates the topic sentence

Review the main points

Explain the topic

Discuss the writer's perspective

As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy.

Electric cars are the future in the auto industry.

Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.