What is a Topic Sentence?

Questions and Answers

To introduce a new theme

To provide supporting facts

To summarize the entire text

To give the reader the topic and main idea (correct)

To provide a clear focus or direction (correct)

To introduce a new speaker

To summarize the conversation

To confuse the reader or listener

Never in the paragraph

Generally at the start of the paragraph (correct)

Always at the end of the paragraph

Randomly placed in the paragraph

By looking for a word or words repeated in the paragraph Signup and view all the answers

Both the topic and the main idea Signup and view all the answers

To state the main idea of the paragraph Signup and view all the answers

It should be concise and specific Signup and view all the answers

To provide evidence to support the topic sentence Signup and view all the answers

It is too broad Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

A topic sentence is the sentence in a paragraph that provides the general topic and main idea of the paragraph.
It gives the reader an understanding of what the paragraph is trying to say about the topic and provides a focus for the rest of the paragraph.
Topic sentences provide two things: the topic (theme) and the main idea of the paragraph.

Topic sentences help to guide the reader through the paragraph and give the writing focus.
They are similar to a museum tour guide, explaining the purpose of the room and the items in it.
Topic sentences generally stand at the start of the paragraph, but can sometimes be at the end or mixed in the middle.

To identify a topic sentence, look for the general theme of the paragraph and a repeated word or words.
Sometimes pronouns like 'it' will refer to the topic.
Look for the most general sentence about the topic, which is often the first sentence in a paragraph.

A topic sentence should have two parts: a topic and a main idea.
The topic is what you're writing about, and the main idea is your opinion or argument about the topic.
A good topic sentence should not be too general, but rather specific and engaging.
A topic sentence should provide a clear direction for the rest of the paragraph.