inference
definition: gives an explanation of the unfamiliar word right in the sentence; synonym: restates the unfamiliar word with another familiar word; antonym: contrasts the unfamiliar word with an opposite; inference: provides the general sense of an unfamiliar word with the main idea of a sentence or paragraph.
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
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General. Specifics are in the body.
Yes, It is the topic sentence of a paragraph, or even your essay in general.
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.
A topic sentence is a sentence that explains what the paragraph is going to be about. For example, if a paragraph is about horses, the topic sentence would tell exactly what type of horse it is about. An example would be: "Arabian horses are both beautiful and functional creatures".
A sentence is too general when you use too many pronouns. Tis only applies if it is out of context, though. For example: He knew she was thinking about it. If you hear this sentence by itself, you don't know who he is, who she is, or what it is. If this was in a paragraph, It may be obvious what these things are, but by itself the sentence is very vague.
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
A topic sentence is the main concept of your writing, it can be used anywhere within a paragraph. If used at the start of a paragraph it gives general idea of the writing. If used in the intermediate section of the paragraph it lets you shape an idea and then build upon it. If used at the end of a paragraph it lets you conclude with your final idea.
From http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/cohere.html "Unity is a very important characteristic of good paragraph writing. Paragraph unity means that one paragraph is about ONLY ONE main topic. That is, all the sentences -- the topic, supporting sentences, the detail sentences, and (sometimes) the concluding sentence -- are all telling the reader about ONE main topic. If your paragraph contains a sentence or some sentences that are NOT related to the main topic, then we say that the paragraph "lacks unity," or that the sentence is "off-topic." " In general, it means that your paper is coherent, easy to follow, and each paragraph relates to the main thesis. "To help your paragraph unity try these things:From: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/coherent.htm"To achieve paragraph unity, a writer must ensure two things only. First, the paragraph must have a single generalization that serves as the focus of attention, that is, a topic sentence. Secondly, a writer must control the content of every other sentence in the paragraph's body such that (a) it contains more specific information than the topic sentence and (b) it maintains the same focus of attention as the topic sentence. "
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