What is a simple sentence?
a group of words that has one subject and one predicate
What is a run-on sentence?
two or more simple sentences that run together because they are capitalized or punctuated incorrectly
What is a paragrah?
a set of sentences on the same topic
What is included in a paragraph?
a topic sentence, detail sentences, a concluding sentence
What is a topic sentence?
one sentence, usually the first, which tells the main idea or what the paragraph is mostly about
What is a concluding sentence?
one sentence, usually the last, which wraps up the paragraph; It does not introduce a new information. Often, it restates the topic sentence
What is an irrelevant sentence?
a sentence that doesn't relate to the topic sentence that should be included in the paragraph.
