A limited paragraph topic will take a broad topic and narrow it down to a very specific topic. An example of a broad topic to narrow topic transition would be the topic cooking narrowed down to the topic cooking a roast.
When looking for the main idea in a single paragraph, I would focus on identifying the central topic or theme that the paragraph is discussing. This can usually be found in the topic sentence or repeated throughout the paragraph. It is important to distinguish the main idea from supporting details or examples.
Exemplification means giving examples. An exemplification paragraph would explain or support the topic by giving examples or illustrations about it.Process means describing how something works. A process paragraph would tell the steps or methods of doing your topic.
Usually the topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. The topic sentence makes a statement about some topic and the rest of the paragraph explains the topic sentence or gives examples of the topic sentence. For example if this was the topic sentence There are three living species of Kiwi all of which inhabit New Zealand. Then this paragraph would probably tell us what the three species are and where they live in NZ.
Yes, the topic sentence typically goes in the introduction of a paragraph. It serves as a brief summary of the main point or idea that will be discussed in the paragraph.
The topic sentence should state the main idea that will be developed. The reader should easily be able to see the main idea, simply by reading the topic sentence. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph, and is the most important thought in the paragraph.
A topic sentence is the main idea of a paragraph. It is usually the first sentence of the paragraph and makes a statement about some topic. The rest of the paragraph explains the topic sentence or gives examples of the topic sentence. A thesis is an essay or treatise on a particular subject. So a thesis statement would be a (short) paragraph at the beginning of the these stating what the thesis is about.
The topic sentence grabs a readers attention. it supports the thesis--------APEX ~veronica
Topic sentence
Laughing is good for people.
You would write a conclusion to the paragraph that would recap the information as well as answering the question posed by the first, topic sentence.
Exemplification is the development of a more general topic. For example, a person could state very generally that smoking is bad for their health. The following paragraph would elaborate as to why it is bad for their health.