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Example Paragraph
Unit 3
• Writers use examples to help readers understand
what they mean.
• A good example supports a more general idea
with something specific.
• Writers use examples as supporting details.
• Read exercise 3 –page 56
Vocab exercise 5 page 54
Vocab exercise 2 page 55 
Example Organization
• An example paragraph gives examples so that
the reader clearly understands the writer’s
ideas about a topic.
Topic sentence:
1- the first sentence introduces the topic.
2- it also includes the controlling idea, or what the writer will say about the topic.
Supporting sentences:
1- the middle sentences give examples that support the controlling idea.
2- these examples give a clear picture of the writer’s specific meaning.
Concluding sentence:
The last sentence of a paragraph restates the topic and what the writer has
said about it.
Using Examples as Supporting Details:
• Effective examples have the following
features:
1- They are
specific.
2- They relate
clearly to the
controlling
idea.
3- They do not
simply restate
the topic
sentence.
topic
Controlling idea
My mother is a good neighbor.
Now read the following supporting sentences. It
supports the controlling idea by giving concrete,
specific examples.
** she always invites people from our
neighborhood over the dinner.
However, this sentence is not an effective example.
**she enjoys gardening.
• An example often begins with the phrase ( For
example, or For instance,) followed by a comma (,).
• **He likes to stay in shape. For example, he runs six
miles every day before work.
• Sometimes the writers use a semi colon (;) to connect a
general sentence with a specific example beginning
with ( for example, or for instance.)
• ** Our teacher is entertaining; for instance, sometimes
he uses puppets to teach grammar.
• Do exercise 3– page 61 
Editing Your Writing
• 1- Use the simple present tense to express
habits and routines.
• ** I walk up at 6:00 every day.
• 2- Also use the simple present to write about
general truths and scientific facts.
• **Babies are a great responsibility.
Forming the Simple Present:
Affirmative Statements
Subject
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
Base verb /
base verb+S
eat
eats
Negative Statements
Subject
healthy food
healthy food
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
do/ does +
Not
Base form of
verb
do not
eat healthy
food.
does not
eat healthy
food.
Subject –Verb Agreement
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1- A verb must agree in number with its subject.
** we are tired. 
** we is tired. 
2- use a plural verb following two or more nouns that are
joined by (and).
** Mary and her sister live in Las Vegas.
3- use a singular verb following a group noun when it talks
about the group as a whole.
** The class goes on a field trip every month.
4- use a singular verb following a noun in expressions that
refer to a single member of a group.
** one of the students owns a restaurant.
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Confessions of a Slob
A quick tour through my house will convince you that I am an extremely messy person. In
fact, some would say I'm a slob. Starting in my bedroom, you will see clothes tossed around as if
thieves had just looted the place. T-shirts dangle from door knobs, socks sit balled up on top of
the dresser, and blue jeans cover the floor like a drop cloth. A trail of shoes and sneakers leads
you out of the bedroom and into the bathroom. There you will stand on a sopping towel and see
a blow-dryer and a copy of Newsweek lying on the sink alongside an uncapped tube of Crest.
Just behind you is the towel rack: no towel, naturally, just a dripping shirt and a crusty old
bathrobe belt. Next to the bathroom is the kitchen--slob headquarters. To the left are erupting
bags of garbage, a bald tire, and a tall stack of yellow newspapers. To the right you'll notice a
greasy oven stacked high with pots and--beside it--a sink full of gray water and dirty dishes.
Editor’s Checklist:
• Put a check ( ) as appropriate:
1- Did you check for subject-verb agreement?---2- Did you use present tense verbs correctly?---3- Did you check to make sure there are no
contractions?---4- Did you capitalize the first letter of each sentence
and put end punctuation at the end?---5- Does the topic sentence introduce the topic and
contain a controlling idea?----
• 6- Does the paragraph include specific
examples to help the reader understand your
point of view?---• 7- Do the examples support the topic and
controlling idea?---• 8- Does the paragraph have a concluding
sentence that restates the topic sentence?---• 9- Do all the subjects and verbs agree?----