paragraph

«paragraph» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of sentences about one main idea; it starts on a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a paragraph, paragraphs); verb (paragraph — rare)

meaning for a pupil

A paragraph is a group of sentences about one main idea; it starts on a new line, often indented. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons, pupils learn that each paragraph has a topic sentence and starts a new idea, time, place or speaker. In stories, a new paragraph begins when a new character speaks. Phrases: "opening paragraph", "new paragraph", "topic sentence".

examples

• Start a new paragraph for each new idea. tree →
• The first paragraph should grab the reader's attention. tree →
• Read the second paragraph again. tree →
• When someone new speaks, start a new paragraph. tree →
• My story has five paragraphs. tree →
• Underline the topic sentence of the paragraph. tree →
• He read the paragraph to them, and added, ‘I wonder, now, whether that could be your bull-calf Peter?’ tree →

note

Countable. Spelled with "ph" sounding like f: para-graph. A paragraph is usually several sentences, longer than one sentence but shorter than a chapter.

In the corpora

• Twice in this part a paragraph begins "Down, down, down." to show how long the fall goes on.
• Very short sentences or paragraphs can build tension or make a moment stand out.
• The first paragraph of a news article usually tells who, what, when and where.
• A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a story.
• Start a new line (a new paragraph) for each new speaker.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «paragraph» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.