Types of Paragraphs

What are the basic types of paragraphs?

• expository, declarative, interrogative, statement

• process, cause and effect, expository, persuasive

• descriptive, expository, narrative, persuasive

Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence best go with: My best friend's freckled face always has a glowing, crooked smile.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence best go with: The day I won first place in the box car derby race was the proudest day of my life.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

This paragraph is used to tell a story. There is a logical sequence of events.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

A TIGERR paragraph can be used to write what type of paragraphs

• Descriptive Paragraph

• Argumentative Paragraph

• Informative Paragraph

• All 3 types of paragraphs

This type of paragraph is to inform or to explain.

• Descriptive Paragraph

• Narrative Paragraph

• Expository Paragraph

This type of paragraph is to influence or to persuade.

• Descriptive Paragraph

• Persuasive Paragraph

• Narrative Paragraph

This type of paragraph is to express or to entertain.

• Expository Paragraph

• Narrative Paragraph

• Persuasive Paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What are the four main types of paragraphs in English writing?

• Descriptive, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive

• Informative, Argumentative, Expository, Narrative

• Descriptive, Informative, Narrative, Persuasive

• Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, Argumentative

Which type of paragraph is used to describe a scene or object in detail?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Persuasive