Paragraph Structure

Usually, the first sentence (in a paragraph) is called the ...

• Transition word

• Capital letter

• Topic sentence

• Concluding sentence or closing

Supporting details (in a paragraph) are...

• true and false sentences

• alphabet letters

• sentences about the topic sentence

The last sentence AT THE END of a paragraph called?

• topic sentence

• a flower

• concluding sentence

The concluding sentence (or closing sentence) ...

• tells the main idea

• is the last or ENDING SENTENCE. (It repeats the main idea using different words or brings it altogether at the very end)

• tells jokes

Transition words like first, next, and lastly are used to organize the details in the middle of the paragraph.

• Yes 👍

• No 👎

In writing paragraphs, you do NOT need to use complete sentences. (Subject +verb).

• True

• False

What is an introduction (BEGINNING)?

• The LAST word in a paragraph.

• The fifth detail or fifth paragraph of your writing that introduces the main topic.

• The FIRST PART of a paragraph that introduces the main topic.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

________________________________. You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.

• Exercise is hard.

• Basketball is an athletic sport.

• I love the Lakers.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

_____________________________. When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.

• Baking cookies is really easy to do.

• My grandma has the best cookies recipe.

• There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.

• Cookies are easier to make than cake.

What is a paragraph?

• A complete sentence only.

• A group of numbers and letters.

• A group of sentences that are all about one main topic.