Parts of a Simple Paragraph

Everyone loves fruit. Fruits are delicious. Examples of fruits are apples. oranges and bananas. Fruits have many vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Potassium. For these reasons, it is a good idea to eat lots of fruit. Which is the topic sentence?

• Everyone loves fruit

• For these reasons, it is a good idea to eat lots of fruit. Which is the topic sentence?

• Fruits are delicious

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

People should not drink soda. Soda is an unhealthy drink. It contains a lot of sugar. This is why soda is so delicious. Also, soda contains caffeine and other chemical that are not nutritious. For these reasons, people should avoid drinking soda.

Which supporting sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?

• This is why soda is not delicious

• It contains a lot of sugar

• Also, soda contains caffeine and other chemicals that are not nutritious

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

The best pet to own is a fish. First, fish do not require a lot of space. Secondly, fish are easy to care for. Finally, there are many types of fish that are beautiful, large, smalll, and exotic, so an owner has many choices of which fish to get. Of course, some fish are ugly and strange. For all of these reasons, fish make excellent pets;

Which supporting sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?

• Secondly, fish are easy to care for

• Finally, there are many types of fish that are beautiful, large, small and exotic, so an owner has many choice of which fish to get

• Of course, some creatures are ugly and strange

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Children should not play video games. First, children should be active, so playing outside is better than playing video games. Secondly, many video games are violent. However, many video games are not violent. Finally, time spent playing video games could be spent reading or spending time with friends and family. In conclusion, many activities are better for children who are playing video games.

Which detail sentence does NOT belong to this paragraph?

• Secondly, many video games are violent

• However, many video games are violent

• Finally, time spent playing video games could be spent reading or spending time with friends and family

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What do you call the first sentence in a paragraph?

• closing sentence
• supporting details
• explanations and examples
• topic sentence

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CCSS.W.4.2A

What do you call the middle sentences in a paragraph?

• topic sentence
• supporting details
• closing sentence
• transition words

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

What do you call the last sentence in a paragraph?

• topic sentence
• supporting detail sentence
• transition sentence
• closing sentence

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CCSS.W.4.2E