THE PARAGRAPH

A topic sentence is___

• at the end of a paragraph.

• in the middle of a paragraph.

• at the beginning of a paragraph.

• the conclusion.

What comes after the topic sentence?

• the supporting sentences

• the concluding sentence

• a comma

• the main idea

A paragraph ends with_______.

• a question

• two words

• a comma

• a concluding sentence

Your sentences in a paragraph should___

• begin with capital letters

• contain appropriate punctuation

• all be the same length

• be related and organized

A good topic sentence has

• a topic.

• a controlling idea.

• a topic and a controlling idea.

• an idea.

The topic sentence of a paragraph is the _______ important sentence of that paragraph.

• first

• most

• least

• only

Supporting details are NOT_____

• specific

• general

• examples

Types of supporting details are____

• descriptions

• examples

• explanations

• reasons

What is a paragraph?

• It is a group of sentences developing one topic.

• It is a group of sentences developing different topics.

• It is a group of words developing different topics.

• It is a group of ideas developing different topics.

The three parts of the paragraph are:

• topic, supporting ideas and a conclusion

• topic sentence, examples and a conclusion

• topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence

• topic sentence, reasons and a concluding sentence