The supporting sentence gives more information about the topic, proof the main idea. It is in the middle part of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence? Where is it?
Topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph. It is often the first sentence.
Choose the supporting detail for: Sam is a very well-behaved dog. (1) He always eats my shoes. (2) He never jumps up on anyone. (3) He wakes us up barking every morning.
(2)
Choose the supporting detail for: Sam is a very well-behaved dog.
He always eats my shoes.
True or False: You should write related sentences to support the topic sentence.
True
How many parts are there in a paragraph?
3
True or False: Topic sentence should be too specific or too general
False
True or False: You should pay attention to the first sentence in a paragraph.
True
True or False: A paragraph is one long sentence.
False
Topic sentence: Eating too much candy is bad for our health. Make a concluding sentence for the topic sentence?
Example: We should not eat many candy because of our health.
What is the concluding sentence? Where is it?
The concluding sentence summarizes the main idea of a paragraph, not give any new information. It is in the end of a paragraph.
Choose the supporting detail for: Sam is a very well-behaved dog.
He always eats my shoes.
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