Definition: 1. One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line. 2. Divide into paragraphs, as of text. 3. Write about in a paragraph. 4. Write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher.
Use 'paragraph' in a sentence:
1. Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.
2. The sentences within each paragraph should be related to a single topic.
3. The editor deleted two paragraphs from the article.
4. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?
5. The last paragraph is a succinct summary.
6. The teacher suggested that students direct their attention to paragraph two.
7. This paragraph refers to the events of last year.
8. Leave two blank spaces at the beginning of each paragraph.
9. Transitions should connect one paragraph to the next so that there are no abrupt or confusing shifts.
10. Paragraph 81 sets out the rules that should apply if a gift is accepted.
11. See paragraph 15 of the handbook.
12. These two paragraphs are not coherent enough.
13. There's only a paragraph on the matter in the paper.
14. Some writers create an entire work before going back to read what they have written, while others may rewrite a single paragraph many times before moving on.
15. The first line of each paragraph should be indented.
16. The offending paragraph was deleted.
17. He responds in the second paragraph of the letter in the left-hand column of the packet to this criticism that he's doing so little.
18. The student who wrote "The A&P as a State of Mind" wisely dropped a paragraph that questioned whether Sammy displays chauvinistic attitudes toward women.
19. Instead of including that paragraph, she added one that described Lengel's crabbed response to the girls so that she could lead up to the A & P "policy" he enforces.
20. You'd better cut out the last two paragraphs of your article.
21. This paragraph can be left out.
22. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.
23. The first paragraph of his paper was about the history of the feminist movement.
24. The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
25. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the number of sentence structures of human languages.
26. According to Paragraph 5, which of the following are the advantages of tourism?
27. Where is it common for people to have a short sleep after lunch according to Paragraph 4?
28. Leave two blank Spaces at the beginning of each paragraph.
29. He transcribed two paragraphs from the book into his notebook.
30. This chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
31. The author lifted the paragraph from someone else's work.
32. Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4?
33. At this point, the teacher could suggest revisions of the paragraph as a whole.
34. Just as a single word can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph.
35. The second paragraph relates to the situation in Scotland.
36. Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question.
37. The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
38. Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for.
39. The printer has left out two lines from this paragraph.
40. The second paragraph can be omitted.
41. I've changed the last paragraph. It now reads as follows.
42. Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will.
43. Your pages will be easier to keep track of that way, and, if you have to clip a paragraph to place it elsewhere, you will not lose any writing on the other side.
44. I know in each compact disc, there is a paragraph.
45. I've flagged the paragraphs that we need to look at in more detail.
46. Safety measures were carried out in compliance with paragraph 6 of the building regulations.
47. The text falls into three paragraphs.
48. Write a paragraph on each of the topics given below.
49. The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile.
50. As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
51. Which of the following words in the first paragraph is used literally?
52. The opening paragraph invokes a vision of England in the early Middle Ages.
