Sequence paragraphs are enumeration paragraphs in which elements are mentioned in a temporal or spatial order. These paragraphs often appear in instructional texts, recipes, or scientific texts.
A paragraph is a unit of text that is made up of one or more sentences, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. The texts are organized in such a way that each paragraph deals with a central idea. Each sequence paragraph covers all the instructions or all the steps necessary to perform a process.
These paragraphs consist of two parts:
- Introductory Phrase: It is a sentence that is at the beginning of the paragraph and that indicates the topic of the procedure that will be developed. For example: How to make a cake.
- Phases of the Procedure: The phases are ordered chronologically, indicating what must be done first and what must be done later. Numbers or letters are used to specify the order of the elements.
Sequence Paragraph Examples
How to make a stew:
- Put water to boil in a pot.
- Peel the potatoes, pumpkin, and onion.
- Cut the potatoes, squash, and onion and add them to the pot.
- Throw the lentils in the pot.
- Put salt and pepper.
- Cook over low heat for forty minutes.
- Put out the fire.
How to restore a wooden furniture:
- Sand the furniture.
- Dust off.
- Varnish the furniture with a wide brush.
- Let the furniture dry.
How to write a letter:
- Write the place and the date in the upper right part of the sheet.
- Type the recipient’s name, followed by a colon.
- In another paragraph, write a greeting and the subject of the letter.
- Write another paragraph that develops the subject of the letter.
- Write a goodbye greeting.
- Sign the letter.
How to take a picture with an analog camera:
- Remove the chamber cover.
- Position the film.
- Close the chamber cover.
- Run the movie.
- Adjust the sensitivity of the film.
- Focus on the object to be photographed.
- Select the frame.
- Select the shutter speed.
- Select the aperture of the diaphragm.
- Press the shutter.
Steps to transplant a tree:
- Water the land where the tree is the day before transplanting.
- Make a trench around the tree without cutting the roots.
- Wrap the soil that contains the roots with a cloth or something similar.
- Lift the tree carefully so that the soil and roots do not fall off.
- Move the tree very carefully.
- Make a hole in the place where you want to place the tree.
- Place organic fertilizer in the hole.
- Remove the cloth that surrounds the earth and the roots.
- Cut rotten or dry roots.
- Insert the tree into the hole.
- Place the necessary soil in the hole until the roots are completely covered.
- Water the tree and the earth.
Paper recycling consists of eleven steps:
- Cut the paper into small pieces.
- Place the pieces in lukewarm water for twelve hours.
- Place one cup of torn paper and two cups of water in a blender.
- Blend until a homogeneous paste is left.
- Place the pasta on a wire mesh.
- Stretch the pasta evenly.
- Pass a roller to crush the pasta.
- Pass a dry sponge to remove excess water.
- Place a cardboard.
- Rotate the mesh so that the paper falls on the cardboard.
- Let the paper dry for a day.
Making a homemade perfume:
- Add 65 ml of alcohol in a flask.
- Add 15 ml of essential oils little by little in the bottle.
- Cover the jar.
- Shake the jar until the ingredients are well mixed.
- Add 15 ml of water in a container.
- Add 5 ml of glycerin in the same container.
- Mix the elements of the container.
- Add them to the jar.
- Shake the bottle.
- Let the bottle rest for two weeks.
Steps to do push-ups:
- Place a mat or mat on the floor.
- Lie down on the mat or mat.
- Place the hands with open palms at the sides of the body at shoulder height.
- Straighten your arms by raising your body and maintaining an upright position.
- Bend your arms to lower your body.
How to change a tire:
- Position the safety triangle behind the vehicle.
- Loosen the tire nuts with the wrench.
- Place the jack on the ground under the car in the place indicated for this procedure.
- Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the car.
- Finish unscrewing the nuts until they are completely loose.
- Remove the nuts.
- Remove the tire.
- Place the spare tire.
- Place the nuts.
- Tighten the nuts until they stop.
- Turn the crank counterclockwise to lower the car.
- Fully tighten the nuts.
Steps to inflate a bicycle tire:
- Unscrew the valve cap from the wheel.
- Loosen the valve.
- Place the nozzle of the inflator on the valve.
- Activate the inflator to let the air out.
- Stop the air outlet when the tire is inflated.
- Remove the nozzle from the inflator.
- Close the wheel valve.
- Fit the valve cover.