What the paragraph is about.
A topic sentence is always the first sentence of a paragraph. This holds true for transition paragraphs as well as standard paragraphs.
The Topic Sentence
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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, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence =]
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
Topic sentence ROMINEE KOTARA
A good way to create and develop strong and well developed paragraphs begins with a strong topic sentence. Follow this sentence with several sentences that reinforce or explain the premise of the topic sentence.
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.
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.