Paragraph

In writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence called.

• Sequence sentence
• Capital sentence
• Topic sentence
• Concluding sentence

What are supporting sentences in a paragraph?

• true and false sentences

• sentences about the conclusion

• short sentences

• details about the topic sentences

What is the last sentence in a paragraph called?

• topic sentence
• supporting sentence
• concluding sentence
• opinion sentence

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

• True

• False

A group of sentences with a single idea is a(n)...

• topic sentence

• paragraph

• essay

• supporting detail

What is the order of a typical paragraph?

• 1. Supporting details

  2. Topic sentence

  3. Supporting details

• 1. Topic sentence

  2. Supporting details

  3. Concluding paragraph

• 1. Concluding sentence

  2. Supporting details

  3. Topic sentence

• 1. Topic sentence

  2. Concluding sentence

  3. Supporting details

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence that tells what the paragraph is about

• A sentence that is not relevant to the paragraph

• A sentence that repeats what has already been said

• A sentence that summarizes the paragraph

What is a concluding sentence?

A sentence that...

• ...tells what the paragraph is about; helps focus the paragraph

• ...summarizes the paragraph and/or leaves the reader with a strong impression

• ...supports or gives more detailed information about the topic sentence

• ...repeats an idea that has already been said

Which is a good/reasonable topic sentence for this paragraph:

______________________________________. She normally carries a bottle of Tobasco in her purse. If her food is not hot enough, she will eat hot peppers as a side dish. Whenever she eats Thai food, she orders the highest level of spiciness. People won't dare to touch her food because they won't be able to enjoy it.

• Rio enjoys spicy food.

• Rio likes to help garden with her mom.

• Rio grows hot peppers in her garden.

• Rio likes Thai food.

Before writing the first word of your paragraph, you should...

• indent one inch from the left margin

• indent one millimeter from the left margin

• indent one meter from the margin

• indent one inch from the right margin