Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences

What can be found in the last sentence of your first paragraph?

• Thesis Statement

• Hook

• Topic Sentence

• Example

Which thesis statement is correct?

• In order to choose which one is more suitable for a university student, 

  a smart phone or a tablet, it is necessary to compare their functions and prices.

• In order to choose which are more suitable for a university student, 

  a smart phone or a tablet, it is necessary to compare their functions and prices.

• In order to choose which one is more suitable for a university student, 

  a smart phone or a tablet, necessary to compare their functions and prices.

• In order to choose which one is suitable for a university student, 

  a smart phone or a tablet, it is necessary to compare their functions and prices.

Which thesis statement is correct?

• In order to show how the Arctic fox and the Fennec fox survive in their environments, this essay compared and contrasted them in terms of adaptation to weather and for hunting.

• In order to show how the Arctic fox and the Fennec fox survive in their environments, this essay will compare and contrast them in terms of adaptation to weather and for hunting.

• In order to show how the Arctic fox and the Fennec fox survive in their environments, this essay will compare and contrast them in term of adaptation to weather and for hunting.

• This essay will compare and contrast them in terms of adaptation to weather and for hunting.

Where would you usually find the topic sentence in a paragraph? 

• It's the last sentence of the paragraph.
• The topic sentence is found in the middle of the paragraph after the details. 
• Most of the time it is the first sentence of the paragraph. 

1. Which topic sentence is incorrect?

• The first feature to consider is the fox's adaptation to weather.

• Hunting is another feature to compare regarding the foxes’ survival in their environments.

• Hunting the second feature to compare regarding the foxes’ survival in their environments.

• Adaptation to soil is the first feature to consider when comparing daisies and roses.