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in writing, work is divided into units of thought, and each of these units is described as a paragraph. In each paragraph, there tends to be one sentence which summarises the main idea of that paragraph (topic sentence). This topic sentence can occur at different places in the paragraph and paragraphs are classified according to the position of this sentence. See loose paragraph, periodic paragraph and mixed paragraph.
writing designed to shock or create sensation. Journalism that uses this technique is called...
a traditional, typically ancient story, involving gods and supernatural heroes that explains...
a short, written record of what has happened or been said, e.g. Samantha took notes during the...
a sentence that has two or more main clauses, and one or more subordinate clauses (in other...
See common noun.