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
Topic sentences relate to paragraphs not essays, essays are made up of several paragraphs. A paragraph topic sentence depends on what the points are in the essay as I don't anything about your essay plan it would be senseless for me to suggest a topic sentence
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
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drifting off topic following a pattern writing a strong topic sentence?
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.
if a paragraph does not have a topic sentence then
No, a supporting sentence supports the topic sentence.
The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
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A topic sentence is a sentence that explains your topic.
Topic sentence: this describes the focus of the paragraph. Factual information: sentences on actual information on the topic. Interpretive sentences: your opinions on the above facts. concluding sentence: sums up the paragraph.