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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.)
Susie Mosciski
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∙ 9y agoThe topic sentence has two main functions, which are to state the topic you are going to write on and express your controlling ideas. For example, in the topic sentence 'There are many advantages to keeping our environment save. ' , the topic is 'keeping our environment save', and the controlling idea is 'many advantages'.
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∙ 10y agoThere are two types of topic sentences:
1. Stated topic sentence - One that is correctly expressed.
2. Implied topic sentence - One that is not stated in the paragraph.
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∙ 11y agoTopic sentence and controlling idea
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What are the three parts of a thesis sentence?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
What three parts make up an illustration paragraph?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
What are the three parts of a restatement sentence?
There are three parts of a restatement sentence. These parts include restating the topic, summarizing the key points, and leaving the audience thinking.
What do you call the first sentence of a paragraph?
The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
Which is the topic sentence in the paragraph?
The sentences that restates the topic sentence.
What are the parts of topic sentences?
Topic sentence and controlling idea
What are the three parts of a thesis sentence?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
For what purpose are supporting sentences needed in a classification paragraph?
They explain how to classify the objects introduced in the topic sentence into smaller groups, or they list the parts of the item introduced in the topic sentence.
The parts of a basic paragraph are?
the topic sentence, the supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence.
Parts of paragraph?
The parts of a paragraph include the topic sentence and the body. It also includes the closing or clincher sentence.
What three parts make up an illustration paragraph?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
What are the three parts of an example paragraph?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
What are the three parts of a restatement sentence?
There are three parts of a restatement sentence. These parts include restating the topic, summarizing the key points, and leaving the audience thinking.
Where is the topic sentence in a two chunk paragraph?
Topic sentence and controlling idea
What three parts do all process paragraphs have?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
The sentence that state the main idea of the paragraph?
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
Focused on topic sentence on two styles of dress?
how do i start focused topic sentence on styles of dress
