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The topic sentence of a supporting paragraph always comes at the top True or false?
False - it can come anywhere, if there's a good reason
What is a sentence that always expresses an complete thought?
A paragraph.
The following is an incomplete paragraph from a personal essay After reading it choose the answer that a provides a quality finishing sentence and b correctly identifies what type of paragraph you?
(a) I recognized that my athletic achievement would never be fulfilling if my reason for competing were always to win. (b) It's a supporting paragraph from the body.
Where in the paragraph does the topic sentence usually come?
A topic sentence is always the first sentence of a paragraph. This holds true for transition paragraphs as well as standard paragraphs.
How do you conclude a paragraph about hospitals?
It always depends on what your topic sentence was...
What is a support sentence?
Every paragraph needs a topic sentence. The topic sentence is usually (but not always) the first sentence of the paragraph.The topic sentence gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about. The supporting sentences need to be about the idea presented in the topic sentence. In a paragraph, every sentence should support the topic sentence. If a sentence does not support the main idea of the paragraph, it does not belong in that paragraph and it should be moved to a new paragraph.Here is an example of a properly written paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details.We had a wonderful vacation! We visited my grand parents' home for the holiday. There we met all my cousins, aunts, and uncles. We ate good food and played a lot. We went shopping and sightseeing. I didn't feel like coming back!In the above paragraph, "We had a wonderful vacation!" is the topic sentence as it gives the main idea of the paragraph. All other sentences support the topic sentence.Directions: Read the following topic sentences. For each of these topic sentences, write three or four supporting sentences.1. I like to collect coins (or anything else that you like!).2. This weekend I helped my parents with chores.3. Our principal, Mr. B. told us about the upcoming school events.4. I love my new bicycle!5. After school today, we are planning to play foot ball.6. When I grow up, I want to be ______.
How do you find the main idea or topic sentence in a paragraph?
The topic sentence or thesis statement gives you the main idea of the paragraph. If you are not sure what the main idea is, read the paragraph again and look at each sentence. See if that is the sentence which all the other sentences support by turning it into a question and see if the other sentences answer that question.The topic sentence is usually the first sentence of the 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.
What is a sentence that has the word structure in it?
There is always a structure to every complete sentence.What is the structure of a paragraph?
Most essays begin with a which almost always includes a?
D. introductory paragraph; thesis statement
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The topic sentence always expresses the main idea of a paragraph (1st 2nd 3rd etc).Usually the topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. Sometimes the topic sentence is the second sentence ( the first sentence links to the previous paragraph ). Possibly the topic sentence is the last sentence of a paragraph.But usually the first is the topic sentence and the other sentences in the paragraph explain or give examples of the topic sentence.
Will a topic sentence always appear as the first sentence in a paragraph?
in the Penn foster booklet of piratical English writing process booklet 1 it says 2 different things it says it can be anywhere in a paragraph but then later on in the booklet it says its the first sentence so its hard to display answer. Usually it is the first sentence. But it can be the second sentence especially when the first sentence is a sentence that links to the previous paragraph. Or it can be the last sentence.
What is the function of topic sentence?
The topic sentence is a primarily prescriptive grammatical term to describe what is usually, but not always, the first sentence in a paragraph. The topic sentence acts as a kind of summary and offers the reader an insightful view of the writer's main ideas for the following paragraph. More than just being a mere summary, however, a topic sentence often provides a claim or an insight directly or indirectly related to the thesis. It adds cohesion to a paper and helps organize ideas both within the paragraph and the whole body of work at large.
