Review of "The Topic Sentence"

The topic sentence is always in the middle of a paragraph.

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Every topic sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

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The topic sentence never introduces any of the paragraph details.

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There are three types of topic sentences: general, specific, and clueing.

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A general topic sentence gives a clue about the paragraph details.

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A clueing topic sentence names specific details that will be covered in the paragraph.

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Every paragraph should have a topic sentence.

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A good topic sentence gives the reader an idea of what to expect from the paragraph.

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In order to write a topic sentence correctly, you must include the topic of the paragraph and two specific details.

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This is an example of a correct topic sentence: "The first true self-driving cars appeared in the 1980s."

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