How many main ideas should be developed in a paragraph?

Explanation:

Ideally, just one. It you put too much in a paragraph and try and develop more than 1 idea at a time, sooner or later you will get into a mess trying to keep track of how to order the second third fourth ... idea without them interfering with each other.

My answer is for the body of an essay. The first and last paragraphs can be a little more flexible, but those two ought to resemble a list rather than a paragraph in the body of an essay.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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