Capture the readers interest and to explain, or to discuss and argue for your thesis.
To capture the readers interest and
To let the reader know what the paragraph is about
Topic sentences introduce the main idea of a paragraph and provide a roadmap for the reader to understand the content that follows. They help maintain focus and coherence in writing by summarizing the key point or argument that will be discussed in the paragraph.
Capture the readers interest and to explain, or to discuss and argue for your thesis.
An explicit thesis is a one or two sentences that explain directly and very clearly the main idea(s) of the topic.
An explicit thesis is a clearly defined and specific statement that outlines the main point or argument of an essay. It informs the reader about the writer's stance on the topic being discussed and provides a clear roadmap of what to expect in the rest of the writing.
The topic sentence and sentences that expand upon it.
What is the main topic in each of the two woodcuts
A paragraph can be as many sentences as necessary. A paragraph ends when the main thought of the paragraph changes. The only limitation is that it has to be more then two sentences long. As for how many sentences for an 8th grader, it depends on what you are writing about.
From http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/cohere.html "Unity is a very important characteristic of good paragraph writing. Paragraph unity means that one paragraph is about ONLY ONE main topic. That is, all the sentences -- the topic, supporting sentences, the detail sentences, and (sometimes) the concluding sentence -- are all telling the reader about ONE main topic. If your paragraph contains a sentence or some sentences that are NOT related to the main topic, then we say that the paragraph "lacks unity," or that the sentence is "off-topic." " In general, it means that your paper is coherent, easy to follow, and each paragraph relates to the main thesis. "To help your paragraph unity try these things:From: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/coherent.htm"To achieve paragraph unity, a writer must ensure two things only. First, the paragraph must have a single generalization that serves as the focus of attention, that is, a topic sentence. Secondly, a writer must control the content of every other sentence in the paragraph's body such that (a) it contains more specific information than the topic sentence and (b) it maintains the same focus of attention as the topic sentence. "
The four types of sentences according to function include a declarative sentence and interrogative sentence. The other two are imperative sentences and exclamatory sentences.
The function of a conjunction is to connect two or more sentences EG : I like dogs [BUT] i am allergic to them .
The purpose of a sentence is to express a complete thought. To be a complete thought, a sentence must contain a subject and a verb. (A verb is an action word, aka predicate.)
When two complete sentences are in one complete paragraph; does that mean each sentence is a SEPARATE topic? Or is each separate sentence part of the SAME topic?