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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.
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
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.
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
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.
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
Final.
A deductive paragraph is a paragraph in which the topic sentence is stated first. The first sentence of a deductive paragraph should be the topic sentence.
The topic sentence lets the reader know what the paragraph is about.
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence