What does the first sentence in a paragraph do?

Answer 1

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."

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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