clauseparagraph

Clauseparagraph is a neologism used in some linguistic and writing-education discussions to describe a paragraph that centers on a single main proposition and is elaborated through a chain of dependent, relative, and coordinating clauses. The term notes how syntactic load can be packaged within a paragraph, balancing the core claim with additional information inside one paragraph rather than splitting into multiple sentences.

In practice, a clauseparagraph features a clearly stated main clause followed by multiple embedded or linked clauses—such as relative clauses, adverbial clauses, and participial phrases—that modify, explain, or qualify the principal claim. The unit often remains cohesive across sentences and may resemble a long, complex sentence extended over more than one sentence, depending on the writer's style. It is used in language pedagogy, stylistic analysis, and some computational linguistic studies to examine how clause-level complexity translates into readability and information density.

Example: The committee approved the policy, provided the data is verified, the risks are documented, and stakeholders are consulted, because thorough review reduces downstream revisions. That example shows a main clause followed by conditional and reason clauses that expand the argument within a single paragraph.

Notes: Clauseparagraph is not an official grammatical category; it is a descriptive label for analyzing paragraphs with a single central proposition surrounded by multiple clauses. It can aid discussions of readability, coherence, and syntactic complexity, but may hinder clarity if overused.