I call it the "topic sentence".
The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
The sentence in a paragraph that summarizes what that paragraph is about
A sentence that summarizes what the paragraph will be about is the topic sentence.
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.
That's called a "widow." If your paragraph has the last sentence on the next page, it's called an "orphan."
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.
a paragraph
The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
Final.
The sentence in a paragraph that summarizes what that paragraph is about
its called an introduction
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
A sentence that summarizes what the paragraph will be about is the topic sentence.
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
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.
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then