paragraph writing

PARAGRAPH WRITING


	Write a short paragraph to describe your class.
	Sample paragraph:
	Our class is like a big family. There are sixty-nine boys and only one girl in it. We all come from different parts of Taiwan, such as Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taoyuan, Taipei, Hualian and so on. At first, we were strangers, we did not know one another, and most of us had our own ideas, so we couldn't do anything well. We waited patiently, however. Gradually, many of us became good friends. We talked about many things; we shared our highs and our lows. We are now more than classmates to one another. We believe that we will become one soon; we wish our class a bright future.

	The instructor can ask the students to explain in detail how they use the five basic sentence patterns to compose their sentences. Analysis of this sample paragraph is provided below for your reference.

	分解說明：
	Our class +is+ like a big family. S+Vi+SC (Prepositional phrase)
	There+ are+ sixty-nine boys and only one girl+ in it.
	(Adv)+Vi+S+SC=S+V+C (Prepositional phrase)
	We all+ come from +different parts+ of Taiwan, such as Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taoyuan, Taipei, Hualian and so on. S+Vt+O+OC (Prepositional phrase)
	At first, we + were + strangers, S+Vi+SC (Noun)
	we + did not know + one another, S+Vt+O (Pronoun) and most of us + had our own ideas, S+Vt+O (Noun), so we + could not do + anything well. S+Vt+O (Pronoun)
	We + waited patiently, however. S+Vi
	Gradually, many of us + became + good friends. S+Vi+C (Noun)
	We + talked about +many things; S+Vt +O (Noun)
	we + shared + our highs and our lows. S+Vt+O (Noun)
	We + are + now more than classmates to one another. S+Vi+SC (Noun)
	We + believe + that we will become one soon; S+Vt+O (Noun clause)
	We + wish + our class + a bright future. S+Vt+IO+DO
	結論：
	S+V (1) S+V+C (5) S+V+O (6) S+V+O+C (1) S+V+IO+DO (1)