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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.
The first sentence usually introduces the topic of the paragraph -- in this case, the essay topic as well.
The concluding sentence of the topic paragraph is an excellent place to reinforce the essay's topic in the minds of readers.
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The sentence that state the main idea of the paragraph?
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
If a paragraph does not have a topic sentence?
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
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 happens if your paragraph does not have a topic sentence?
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
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 is a deductive paragraph?
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.
Define 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 a?
A sentence that summarizes what the paragraph will be about is the topic sentence.
Where can you find the topic sentence in the second paragraph?
Usually the topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. The 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.
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'.
Which is the topic sentence in the paragraph?
The sentences that restates the topic sentence.
Is A paragraph that has its topic sentence last a inverted triangle?
No, and inverted triangle paragraph starts with the topic sentence. A triangle paragraph starts with the least important phrase and ends with the topic sentence.
