paragraph vs piece of writing

piece of writing vs paragraph

paragraph and piece of writing both are nouns.

paragraph is a verb but piece of writing is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paragraph	Yes	No	Yes	No
piece of writing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, piece of writing is a hypernym of paragraph; that is, piece of writing is a word with a broader meaning than paragraph:

paragraph: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
piece of writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Other hypernyms of paragraph include writing, written material.

paragraph (noun)	piece of writing (noun)
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

paragraph (verb)	piece of writing (verb)
write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
write about in a paragraph
divide into paragraphs, as of text

Difference between paragraph and piece of writing

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