shut up I think you are stupid
A well-developed paragraph should include a topic sentence that introduces the main idea, supporting details or evidence that explain or illustrate the main idea, and a concluding sentence that summarizes or reinforces the main idea. Transitional words and phrases can also help connect ideas within the paragraph.
topic is how u start off main idea is what this is mainly about
Clincher sentence
Thesis statement is your main idea summed up into one sentence
If you mean what sentence in the paragraph contains the main idea then it would be the topic sentence and the rephrased version of the conclusion.
The topic sentence summarizes the main idea of a paragraph and supports the thesis.
a topic sentence
Topic sentence
It restates the main idea of the paragraph using different words.
The topic of a sentence is the general subject being discussed, while the controlling idea is the main point or the specific focus of the sentence. To identify the topic, look for the subject or the main noun in the sentence. The controlling idea is usually the main point about the topic that the sentence is trying to convey.
simple sentence with the main idea.
The topic is like the main thing you are going to talk about but main idea is the main sentence of a passage