Learning how to write needs a little bit knowledge, talent or skill. Appropriate writing is not just writing. In writing a paragraph, it is very important to establish unity. Here, the writer could organize the thought he/she want to imply by connecting some information from sentence to sentence in the paragraph.
Paragraph unity is one of the characteristic in a good and clear paragraph construction. Unity in paragraph is established when the sentences inside are connected to the main idea or to the topic sentence.
There are some reasons why a paragraph is lack in unity. It frequently occurs when the author or writer has an insufficient materials. It could also occur when the writer has no definite purpose.
In order for a writer or an author to achieve unity of sentences inside the paragraph, a writer or author should make sure that the sentences are connected with the topic sentence.
One strategy in doing this connection is to link the sentences by means of the pronouns which refers to the antecedents in the preceding written sentences.
Another strategy of linking sentences is by repeating the key words or ideas from the preceding sentences. By doing this, link between sentences are established.
The next linking strategy to link sentences is achieved by using a transitional expressions that connect sentences in the paragraph. There’s a lot of transitional expression that could be used. There is a transitional expression that established addition, comparison,contrast,place,purpose,result,summary,time and more.
Transitional expressions that shows addition and connect sentences include the words; moreover,further,likewiseand much more.
Transitional expressions that shows comparison and connect sentences include the words; similarity, in like manner and other words.
Transitional expressions that shows contrast and connect sentences include the words; but,yet,however and many other words.
Transitional expressions that shows purpose and establish connection between sentences include the words; to this end, for this purpose, and other more words.
Transitional expressions that shows result and establish connection among sentences include the words;hence,therefore accordingly and more.
Transitional that shows summary includes the words; to sum up, on the whole, in other words and more.
Transitional expressions that shows time include the words; meanwhile,at length,immediately and more.
Another method or strategy of linking sentences inside the paragraph is by the means of parallel structure. It is done by the repetition of sentences patterns, words or phrases within the paragraph.