Writing Supporting Sentences

What are the supporting sentences?

• The sentences at the beginning of the paragraph.

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

• The sentences at the end of the paragraph.

• The sentences give the topic of the paragraph.

What do they do?

• They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.

• They summarize the information and make conclusions

• They give the topic of the paragraph.

• They make the paragraph longer.

How to write them?

• You should give details.

• You should give examples.

• You should give the data and evidence.

• You should give supporting facts, details and examples.

Which of the following is not true about detail sentences:

• Sometimes detail sentences give examples

• Sometimes detail sentences give reasons.

• Detail sentences explain and support the main idea.

• Detail sentences give the topic and main idea.

Which of the following is not detail sentence?

• She is intelligent

• She is responsible

• Anna is one of the best students in school

• She is never late for class

Which is NOT a supporting detail for the main idea, “The Bahama Islands are also linked by the government’s airline, Bahamasair, formed in 1973”.

(1) Bahamasair, is the national airline of The Bahamas. (2) Transportation by air is fast, but it’s also very expensive; delays can be caused by bad weather or mechanical difficulties. (3) Inclement weather can be a challenge to bus transportation.

• 1

• 2

• 3

What does not fully define supporting details?

• Supporting details are sentences related to the topic sentence and its controlling ideas

• Supporting details tells the reader what to expect in the essay

• Good supporting sentences give information that supports and explains the topic of the paragraph

Types of supporting details include:

• Facts, Statistics, Sensory Details, Examples/Illustrations, Anecdotes

• Narrative, Persuasive, description, expository

• Unity, Cohesive and Connection

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.
• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
• Clean jars before recycling them.
• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?

"Vegetables and fruits are an important part of a healthy diet."

• Fruits and vegetables have lots of fiber to help your digestive

  system work properly.

• Some fruits and vegetables contain a lot of sugar.