Single Topic Paragraphs

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.

What should a paragraph look like?

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Select the parts of a paragraph:

• Title

• Topic sentence

• Supporting sentences

• Main topic

• Concluding sentence

Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence

• It's the first sentence of a paragraph.

• It contains an example.

• It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

• It summarizes what the paragraph is about.

• You should include "Dear Sir/Madam,"

Mark the best topic sentence for this paragraph.

• Canada's president is Justin Trudeau.

• There are many reasons why Canada would be the best place to live in.

• Hello everyone. Canada is amazing.

• It seems to me that there are many places in the world that are better than Canada.

Mark the options that best describe the supporting sentences of a paragraph

• They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of the paragraph.

• One supporting sentence is enough.

• They include supporting facts, details and examples.

• They must develop the main topic of the paragraph.

• They are separated by commas

What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?

• No connectors / bad use of connectors

• Grammar mistakes

• Horrible punctuation

• No examples

What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?

• Wrong use of connectors

• Bad punctuation

• They don't give details

• The supporting sentences are not related to the topic sentence

What is true about the concluding sentence?

• It's the last sentence of a paragraph.

• It can introduce a new idea.

• It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.

• You can add an example of what you said here.

• A good connector to start it could be "Finally"