Topic Sentence Practice

Choose the best topic sentence for the general topic: winter

• Winter is a good season.

• Winter weather is cold, and it snows.

• The best season for children is winter.

Choose the best topic sentence for the general topic: soccer

• Soccer is popular for many reasons.

• For a soccer game, players need a special leather ball.

• Soccer is a nice game.

Choose the best topic sentence for the general topic: Los Angeles

• There are many people in Los Angeles.

• People from many different cultures live in Los Angeles.

• Los Angeles is a big city in California.

Choose the best topic sentence for the general topic: monolingual dictionaries

• Monolingual dictionaries have only one language, but bilingual dictionaries have two languages.

• Many language students prefer bilingual dictionaries to monolingual dictionaries.

• Dictionaries that have two languages, such as French and English, are called bilingual dictionaries.

Type the part of the topic sentence that shows the controlling idea:

My furnished room has everything a student could need.

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There are three types of horrible bosses.

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Physical education is essential in public schools.

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Lady Gaga has a very eccentric fashion style.

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A serious problem in high schools is cyber bullying.

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The Beatles went through many musical phases.