Every sentence that follows the topic sentence will in some way support or prove the controlling idea. If any main clause does not support the controlling idea, it has no purpose in the paragraph.
the definition of controlling idea is what the reader is reading will be about.
A "controlling" idea is an idea that makes a reader ask a question. -raymond andamon
A "controlling" idea is an idea that makes a reader ask a question. Any time a topic sentence has a good "controlling" idea, the reader will have his or her curiosity raised.
Every sentence that follows the topic sentence will in some way support or prove the controlling idea. If any main clause does not support the controlling idea, it has no purpose in the paragraph.
the meaning of controlling idea is u rather use a dictcanary for words u don't understand
what was in controlling idea for a day at the theme park by bruce cameron
Main idea of the passage or the poem
It is controlling.
controlling
yes
Control is actually neither.It can be a noun: "I have control of the situation."Or, it can be a verb: "Soon, I'll control the situation."It does have adjective forms, such as controlledor controlling: "He is very controlling over others."
Planning, Controlling, Directing and Motivating, Controlling