Types of the Expository Paragraph

From the point of view of coherence there are four types of the expository paragraph:

In Type I. the leading thoughts are coordinate.

This type corresponds to the compound sentence.

In Type II. each of the leading thoughts is subordinate to the one immediately preceding.

This type corresponds to the complex sentence.

In Type III. some of the leading thoughts are in coOrdinate and others in subordinate relation.

This type corresponds to the compound-complex sentence.

In Type IV. the paragraph consists of a single sentence.

The student will find in his reading that there are other types of the expository paragraph besides the four enumerated here.

Examples of Paragraph-types I.-IV. for Classification.

The Two Ways of Organizing Expository Material.

The Use of Mixed Material.