How to write an informative paragraph

Short answer: An informative paragraph gives facts about one topic. State the topic and main point in the first sentence, support it with two to four facts or examples, keep the tone neutral with the present tense and no “I think”, and finish with a sentence that sums up the point.

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At a glance

How to write it

1. Choose one topic and write the main point as a topic sentence.
2. Collect two to four true facts or examples.
3. Write them in the present tense, in a neutral voice (no “I think”).
4. Close by summing up the point.

A model text

Bees are important to our food. When they visit flowers, they carry pollen from one plant to another, and this helps plants make seeds and fruit. For example, apples, almonds and many vegetables need bees. In fact, about one third of the food we eat depends on pollination. Without bees, we would have much less food.

• The topic sentence states the point.
• Facts and an example support it.
• The closing sums up.

Common mistakes

• I think bees are great. → Bees carry pollen from flower to flower.
  Facts, not opinions.
• Bees helped. They help. They will help. → Bees help plants make fruit.
  Keep one tense: the present.
• Bees are important. Wasps sting. → Bees are important. They carry pollen.
  Stay on the topic.

Informative and opinion

Informative writing gives facts. Opinion writing gives your view and reasons.

Check yourself

1. Which tense?
   Show the answer

   The present tense. Facts are true now.

2. Can I say “I think”?
   Show the answer

   No. Keep a neutral voice.

3. What supports the main point?
   Show the answer

   Facts and examples. Choose true ones.

Rule cards that help

• No Article?: For things in general, use no a and no the: I like dogs. I drink milk.
• Present simple: I, you, we, they: For things we do again and again, and for likes, use the plain action word with I, you, we and they.
• Present simple: he, she, it + -s: With he, she, it or one name, the action word usually adds -s.
• Every day or right now?: Every day or usually: present simple. Now, Look! or Listen!: am, is or are + -ing.
• always, usually, sometimes, never: Words like always and never tell how often. They go before the action word but after am / is / are.

Sounds that help

• Saying -s and -es: He / she -s endings
• Sentence Stress: Big beats on the key words
• Longer Word Stress: Long words: one big beat

Questions

Where do I find facts?

Use a book, a trusted website or your lesson notes, and write them in your own words.

How long is it?

Four to six sentences.

Where can I practice?

The paragraph stone has informative lessons.

Part of 📄 Paragraphs that flow (stone 3 of the Learning Path). See also the English writing guide. Đọc bằng tiếng Việt.

Written for English learners by the English for Fun team. How we write our lessons · Last updated 2026-11-05.

Reviewed by Chinh Q. Hoang, PhD, founder, English for Fun · 2026-10-30

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