In the world today, we all have something we rely on. Unfortuanetly some peoples 'crutch' is substance abuse.
Example sentence - They were told repeatedly to stay on topic during the debate.
A topic sentence in a paragraph about pet ownership should be a lead-in to what the paragraph is about. An example of a topic sentence is, Pet ownership is a great responsibility, but the rewards are worth it.
A topic sentence is the leading sentence of a paragraph. The rest of the sentences should support the topic sentence. An example of a topic sentence on the subject of aliens might be, "There is ample proof that life beyond humanity exists in the universe."
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
A lead in sentence is a sentence that leads into your topic or example you are going to talk about
What topic should the sentence relate to?
Example sentence - The general topic of discussion was tolerance.
S- statement (topic sentence) E- explanation (explain your topic sentence in a few sentences) E- example (use an example to show or prove your point) R- re orientate (link back to topic sentence or question)
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
Usually the topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. The topic sentence makes a statement about some topic and the rest of the paragraph explains the topic sentence or gives examples of the topic sentence. For example if this was the topic sentence There are three living species of Kiwi all of which inhabit New Zealand. Then this paragraph would probably tell us what the three species are and where they live in NZ.