How Do People Learn Writing Paragraphs?

 مرحبا يا أصدقاء! يسألني الكثير عن كيفية إتقان الكتابة باللغة الإنجليزية سواء لأسباب العمل أو أسباب أكاديمية فقررت جمع المصادر التي استعنت بها في سنتي الأولى أثناء تعلمي لكتابة الفقرات في هذه المدونة وسيتم تحديث محتواها كل فترة وتكون مدونة كتابة الفقرة أولى المدونات المنشورة مع شرح بسيط عن كل مرحلة تعلم باللغة الإنجليزية.

What Should I Do First?

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    Congratulations on coming here because this means that you took the first step which is taking action! Now, you need to start with understanding the structure of a sentence by watching the following video that explains how to write a complete sentence besides some exercises.

What is a Sentence?

    After mastering writing a simple sentence, it is time to upgrade your knowledge to the level of sentence types. Using the 4 types of sentences is actually important because the variation of types will improve the quality of your text.

English Sentence Types – simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

   What about a new way of improving your sentences that will enable you to write longer sentences? That is what conjunctions do. Conjunctions are used to connect clauses or sentences or both together in an efficient way. Find below a simple explanation of FANBOYS (conjunctions) followed by an advanced grammar lesson on dependent clauses. Those might take you longer to watch but they are vitally important.

FANBOYS: Coordinating Conjunctions

INDEPENDENT VS DEPENDENT CLAUSE | What's the difference? | Learn with examples

Advanced English Grammar: Dependent Clauses

    Do not worry friends, you are a few steps closer to your goals. Just remember that practice makes perfect. One last thing you need to learn before starting to produce a well-written paragraph is punctuation. 

English Punctuation Guide - English Writing Lesson

Punctuation Online Quiz (The internet is full of such kinds of quizzes just google it)

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    The moment you have been waiting is here! Here are 3 videos on how to write a paragraph. It is worth mentioning that there are 4 types of paragraphs depending on the purpose of writing it. Those types are narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. You can test your googling by searching for them and practicing writing them on your own. Paragraphs are basically made up of a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion, as illustrated in the following image.

Image 3: parts of a paragraph 

You will find out what they are in the following resources:

How to write a basic paragraph

How to Write a Good Paragraph ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Writing Skills: The Paragraph

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     I hope this blog was beneficial. I just want to note that this process requires patience and a lot of practice. It took me 3 months, during writing 1 course in university, to produce good-quality paragraphs. I got to this level today thanks to reading many samples to copy their styles, then, creating my style, practicing, and asking for teachers' feedback. Good luck with the writing journey and see you in a new blog.

By: Yasmine Haseba