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The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called the 'Topic Sentence'.
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∙ 12y agoThe topic sentence or the thesis statement
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∙ 14y agoIt is often called the Topic Sentence..
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∙ 13y agoTopic sentence.
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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 first sentence in the paragraph helps to?
The first sentence in a paragraph helps to specify the topic on which the paragraph is written.
What is the umbrella sentence of a paragraph called?
I call it the "topic 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 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.
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.
Where can you find the topic sentence in the second paragraph?
Usually the topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. The topic sentence makes a statement about some topic and the rest of the paragraph explains the topic sentence or gives examples of the topic sentence. For example if this was the topic sentence There are three living species of Kiwi all of which inhabit New Zealand. Then this paragraph would probably tell us what the three species are and where they live in NZ.
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
Where are thesis statements located?
The last sentence of the first paragraph, and the first sentence of the last paragraph.
What is the umbrella sentence of a paragraph called?
I call it the "topic sentence".
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.
What do you call the sentence that tells what a paragraph is about?
Descriptive .
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.
Where to put thesis statement?
If it is for a a research paper (social studies or science), the first sentence of the first papragraph and the last sentence of the last paragraph. If it is for an English essay, the last sentence of the first paragraph and the first sentence of the last paragraph. [: To shorten the English essay, you put it at the end of your introduction paragraph.
