You may remember those kids in grade school who struggled to "get it." The concept of paragraphing seemed to elude them, so their words spilled out on paper in a haphazard frenzy. Their work became ...

Business documents -- such as letters, emails, memorandums and reports -- use paragraphs to separate different types of information, arguments and ideas. Paragraphs written in business format are ...

Most students when asked to write a paragraph or two on any stipulated topic begin producing lengthy essays overflowing with details. The practice is like an epidemic in government schools, especially ...

In her 1989 book The Writing Life, Annie Dillard describes a fellow writer who was asked by a student if she thought he might become a writer. “Well, do you like sentences?” the fellow writer said.

A paragraph is a group of sentences that all link to one topic or theme. For example in the opening to The Hunger Games, the entire paragraph focuses on the narrator waking up and realising that her ...

John Warner has read enough college student essays to diagnose what's wrong with the way Americans write. After 20 years teaching undergraduate writing courses, including a recent stint at the College ...

Paragraphs remain one of the most important parts of writing. They serve as containers for ideas and help break up large chunks of text, making your content easier to read. But knowing how to write a ...

I’ve been reading thick books recently, most about the war in the Middle East. These books have hundreds of characters in them, some major players, and some who make cameo appearances. How to ...

A paragraph is a group of sentences that all link to one topic or theme. For example in the opening to The Hunger Games, the entire paragraph focuses on the narrator waking up and realising that her ...