The Topic Sentence Supporting Concluding Sentences Features of

The Topic Sentence, Supporting & Concluding Sentences

Features of A Good Topic Sentence- • controls or guides the whole paragraph. When you read the topic sentence, you know what to expect in the paragraph. • is not a general fact that everyone accepts as true. Ex. School has students is not a good topic sentence.

A Good Topic Sentence 4. is specific. Cake is delicious is not a good topic sentence because it is too general. The reader does not know what to expect in the paragraph. Strawberry cake has many health benefits is a better topic sentence than the previous one because it is specific.

A Good Topic Sentence 5. is not too specific. The latest version of Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary contains more than 5000 new words limits the topic too much—there is nothing else for the writer to say.

A Good Topic Sentence 7. forecasts your main point For Example: In a narrative paragraph— Stating the main point • David and I had come to the brook earlier that day for adventure. When we got there, the sun was shining on…

Good Supporting Sentences • —gives information that supports and explains the topic of the paragraph. They answer questions—who? what? where? when? why? and how? —and give details.

Kinds of Supporting Sentences: • • • explain: describe: give reasons: give facts: give examples: define:

Good Concluding Sentence • The concluding sentence is the last sentence of the paragraph. Its job is to bring the paragraph to a logical conclusion. The conclusion usually comes swiftly and is as brief as the introduction. The conclusion ends everything that was started in the introduction

Kinds of Concluding Sentence • 1. Restate the Main Idea • Perhaps the easiest concluding sentence to write is one that restates the main idea or summarizes the main points of the paragraph.

Kinds of Concluding Sentence • 2. Make a Prediction • Another common way to end a paragraph is to make a prediction about some aspect of the topic.

Example: • Topic: Maintaining Your Pool. • Concluding Sentence: • By doing all these things, you can be sure that your pool will last a very long time.

Reference: Folse, Keith S. All. Great Paragraphs. 2 nd Ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. BYE~~