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What do you call the first sentence of a paragraph?
The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
What topic sentence is in a paragraph?
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.
What is the topic sentence in a paragraph?
Final.
What is the umbrella sentence of a paragraph called?
I call it the "topic sentence".
What is the sentence that introduces the paragraphs main ideas is called?
The Topic Sentence
In specific to general pattern the topic sentence is located where?
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
What are the sentences surround the topic sentence and provide details and examples?
These are called supporting sentences. They further explain the topic sentence.
A sentence for the meaning of topic?
The topic sentence grabs a readers attention. it supports the thesis--------APEX ~veronica
The sentence that state the main idea of the paragraph?
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
What is the topic sentence of the following paragraph taken from page 36 of your reading skills text book?
the sentence that clearly expresess this main idea is called the topic sentence
When you place the topic sentence at the beginning of a paragraph you?
its called an introduction
Is the subject of the topic sentence is called the controlling idea?
True (ow)
