GRADE SIX ENGLISH

Answers Grammar Lilies, policemen, wolves, tomatoes, pianos, lives, passers-by, diaries, women, boxes, bodies, thieves

Comprehension 1) B 2) A 3) C Elements of a Paragraph (Part 2) Unity - A paragraph has unity when all the other sentences support the topic sentence. - Each sentence must tell something about the topic sentence. - It should illustrate, clarify, explain, support and/ or address the idea that the

topic sentence puts forward.

Order - Order is achieved in a paragraph when the supporting sentences move the details easily from one point to the next without backtracking or wandering.

- For a writer to achieve order, all the sentences in the paragraph must tell something about the topic sentence.

- A paragraph that is arranged in a sensible order has a beginning, middle and an ending.

Coherence - Coherence is closely related to unity but it is not the same. A coherent paragraph is one in which all the sentences relate smoothly to each other.

- Signal words and phrases are used in paragraphs to link ideas together. They serve as bridges from one idea or detail to another in a single paragraph. They signal links between thoughts.