Question: what are the qualities of a good paragragh? 

Answer: A good paragraph should have a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. The topic sentence tells what you are going to talk about. Supporting details give the reader more information.  The conclusion restates what was said in the topic sentence.  A good paragraph should also have correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Your sentences in the paragraph should include good descriptive words and not begin with and, but, or because.
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