a thesis statement
sometimes. It depends what your topic is.
The topic sentence lets the reader know what the paragraph is about.
then not a sentence
Yes many good topic sentences are in fact questions yes
topic sentence basically what you are talking about
A topic sentence is always the first sentence of a paragraph. This holds true for transition paragraphs as well as standard paragraphs.
Topic sentences relate to paragraphs not essays, essays are made up of several paragraphs. A paragraph topic sentence depends on what the points are in the essay as I don't anything about your essay plan it would be senseless for me to suggest a topic sentence
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The Topic Sentence
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An essay has a theme, supporting paragraph separated by transitions and a conclusion. In a topic paragraph, there is a main sentence (the topic sentence) which functiosn as the theme of the paragraph. There are usually several sentences that suport that topic sentence, just like in an essay, and a good topic paragraph will usually end with transition to the next topic paragraph. Some topic paragraphs may also have concluding statements.
It is not necessarily a topic sentence. It is an introduction to an area of support + reference back to your central idea in the form of a topic sentence for each of your body paragraphs
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence =]
An exemplification paragraph is a paragraph in which you start off with a general topic sentence and then give examples to emphasize more about the topic.
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
Topic sentence ROMINEE KOTARA