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☆☆☆☆☆A Topic sentence is normally the first or second sentence, though it can be located anywhere in the paragraph. It regularly introduces the topic or gives the most useful information in the paragraph. It makes a statement (or asks a question) that the rest of the paragraph explains or supports with examplesof what the topic sentence has said.
Examples:
"I'm going to talk about dogs."
"Today I'm going to share with you a few things you most likely did not know about dogs."
A topic sentence is a sentence that give you kind of a hint of what your story is going to be about. It doesn't give what your story is about, it just gives a little clue.
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Vivid nouns produce distinct mental imagery for readers.
A cause makes an effect happen, and an effect comes about as a result of a cause.
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A good 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.
A paragraph that introduces a subject in the topic sentence and gives an extended example in the supporting sentences
To support your answer. It shows the reader why you chose to write about this.
Ernest Henry Shackleton was known as a brave explorer who was also cautious and wise when he traveled.
Rephrasing a thesis.
