Types of Paragraphsby: Ivonne García

Is the stuff texts are made

from. It’s also the union of

several ideas or phrases into

one coherent and clear

composition.

Introductory

Transitional

Conclusive

Introductory

• They introduce an idea

• They prepare the reader

for a better development

in the paragraphs that

follow it.

• It’s used at the start of

any document, article or

text.

Transitional

• It develops an idea in

depth.

• Helps in making the

transition between ideas

along the complete body

of text.

Conclusive

• It closes or rounds up the

ideas given in the

previous paragraphs.

• Aims to conclude and

invite to think about the

meaning of everything

that was said along the

text.

• Finishes the text in a

coherent and easy way.

Argumentative: aims to

persuade.

Conceptual: shows the

meaning or development of

a concept.

Chronologic: Shows a series

of events organised in time.

List: shows a series of items,

like an inventory.

Descriptive: describes and

gives details on an issue,

person, etc.

Expository: develops in

more depth a topic or issue.

Expository: shows

information in an organized

way.

Narrative: shows a

sequence of events in an

organized manner.

• Comparative: shows

differences between

concepts.

• Cause/effect: shows the

facts, reasons and

consequences.

• Proposal: approaches an

issue and gives an idea or

solution for it.

• Sequential or process: shows

the development of a process

with its results.

• Deductive: explains from the

generals to the most particulars.

• Inductive: gives the main idea

by the end.

• Conclusive: ends the text,

exposes the conclusions.