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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
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.
General. Specifics are in the body.
Main idea
4-6 sentences A stop light paragraph has 7sentences. Green - an introductory sentence about a topic Yellow - a general statement about the topic Red - A specific statement about the topic Red - a second specific statement about the topic Yellow - a general statement about the topic Red - a specific statement about the topic Red - a specific statement about the topic Green - a concluding sentence about the topic
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
Yes, It is the topic sentence of a paragraph, or even your essay in general.
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if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
Paragraph development by exemplification mainly relies on various examples. A writer will develop a general statement in the topic and list specific examples in the paragraph.
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
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.