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Typically, the first sentence of a paragraph is called the topic sentence. It is like a "mini thesis" about the paragraph that will follow and should provide some idea of what the paragraph will be about. It should also provide some transition from the previous paragraph. For instance, if you are writing an essay about the three best characteristics of a teacher, and these characteristics include compassion, knowledge and organization, your topic sentence for the paragraph in which you will talk about knowledge (which will come after the paragraph on compassion) could be something like, "Besides compassion for his or her students, a good teacher should have ample knowledge of his or her field."
When you write a paragraph, you must indent. Indenting is when you make a space between the side of the paper and the first word of the sentence. (Example: | I like puppies. Puppies are cute!) :) You also have to capitalize the first letter of the sentence, like every other sentence in the paper.
It pretty much gives a nice flow to the entire essay. If you introduce your paragraph, it has to be about what that specific paragraph is talking about. You don't need to give away too much information in your intro of a paragraph, only an overview of what you are about to explain into depth.
A lead sentence starts a paragraph. It tells the reader a quick little intro into what you are about to go into in the sentences that follow
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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.
The sentence that state the main idea of the paragraph?
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
The first sentence in the paragraph helps to?
The first sentence in a paragraph helps to specify the topic on which the paragraph is written.
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
How do you use the first sentence in paragraph?
The first sentence of a paragraph is normally the topic sentence i.e. it is the sentence that is supported by the remaining sentences.
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.
Where will you find the thesis sentence in an introductory paragraph?
A lot of times you will find the thesis sentence in an introductory paragraph in the very first sentence. The thesis statement can be anywhere in the first paragraph.
What sentence is the topic sentence of the paragragh?
in the first paragprah, either the first or the last, but in the body paragraphs its the first sentence
What is the topic sentence in a paragraph?
Final.
What is the importance of indenting the first sentence of the first paragraph?
If you indent the first sentence, first it looks neater, but mainly it serves to show that this is the beginning of a new paragraph.
How do you make a sentence with the word paragraph in it?
The first paragraph of my essay was about the book.
Where in the paragraph does the topic sentence usually come?
A topic sentence is always the first sentence of a paragraph. This holds true for transition paragraphs as well as standard paragraphs.
