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The topic sentence grabs a readers attention.
it supports the thesis--------APEX
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Sydnee Fritsch
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∙ 14y agoA topic is the main idea of a paper or story or whatever.
For example, the topic of a book called "How To Grow Lemons" would be lemons. The topic of a book called "Hillary Clinton" would be Hillary Clinton.
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∙ 12y agoThe topic sentence of a paragraph makes a statement, the rest of the paragraph explains or gives examples of what was said in the topic sentence.
eg This paragraph is about using libraries to get research information for an assignment. The first sentence is the topic sentence.
Libraries are good places to find information when doing assigmnments. In a library there are many different sources of information. There are books, magazines, newspapers and also DVDs or videos. Some of the information will be recent up to date and also some will be older information. At the library you can make notes, or photo copy material. Alternatively you can check out items and take them home
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the sentence that introduces the paragraph's main idea.
Anonymous
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∙ 10y agoa topic sentence is the sentence that tells about the topic.
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∙ 11y agoThe main sentence of a paragraph or essay.
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∙ 11y agoThe topic sentence informs the reader what the paragraph is about.
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∙ 7y agoA sentence in a paragraph that summarizes what that paragraph is about
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The sentence that state the main idea of the paragraph?
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
What topic sentence is in a paragraph?
the first sentence of the paragraph is called the topic sentence which should describe most of the paragraph for the reader to understand. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence of a paragraph. It makes a statement (about a topic) and the rest of the paragraph explains the topic sentence or gives examples of the topic sentence. The second sentence of a paragraph can sometimes be the topic sentence. Sometimes it is called a summary sentence.
If a paragraph does not have a topic sentence?
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
Does a supporting sentence repeat the topic sentence?
No, a supporting sentence supports the topic sentence.
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'.
What is the topic sentence in a paragraph?
Final.
What is a topic sentence look like?
A topic sentence is a sentence that explains your topic.
What is the effect of a simple sentence?
It emphasises a sentence and tries to give it a deeper or more serious meaning, it can also make the reader think about the topic.
Which is the topic sentence in the paragraph?
The sentences that restates the topic sentence.
What is topic sentence?
A topic sentence grabs a readers attention
What happens if your paragraph does not have a topic sentence?
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
In specific to general pattern the topic sentence is located where?
Generally the topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph and the rest of the paragraph explains or gives examples of the topic sentence. The topic sentence can also be the second sentence of the paragraph. This is when the first sentence is a linking sentence that links the paragraph to the previous paragraph. Sometimes the topic sentence can be the last sentence in the paragraph
