Paragraph & Essay Writing_Revision

What is a paragraph?

• A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.

• A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.

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

A paragraph should cover ________ topics.

• two
• one
• three
• five

A paragraph is a collection of sentences that describe, discuss or explain one central idea.

• False

• True

Select the parts of a paragraph (choose more than one):

• Title

• Topic sentence

• Supporting sentences

• Main topic

• Concluding sentence

What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?

• The introduction sentence

• The topic sentence

• The first sentence

What are the two main elements of a topic sentence?

• topic

• examples

• controlling idea

• indention

Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence (more than one answer).

• It's the first sentence of a paragraph.

• It contains an example.

• It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

• You should include "Dear Sir/Madam,"

Which sentence is the best for a topic sentence ?

• Cell phones should be banned from classrooms for several reasons.

• I am going to tell you why cellphones are bad.

• Cellphones are the worst.

Supporting sentences give more evidence to explain the topic sentence.

• True

• False

Please choose the correct answers. Supporting sentences are helpful because . . .(choose more than one)

• They give more explanation.

• They give facts.

• They give examples.

• They use commas