ESL 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

What is the concluding sentence?

• tells the main idea 
• repeats the main idea using different words.
• tells a joke
• tells the action of the paragraph

In writing paragraphs, you do NOT need to use complete sentences.  Subject +verb.

• true 
• false

'And' is a good word to start sentences in a paragraph.

• true

• false

What is an introduction paragraph?

• The second paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The fifth paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The first paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The third paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.

• Exercise is hard.

• Basketball is an athletic sport.

• I love the Lakers.

• I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

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.

Which is the topic sentence?
I hate cleaning!  I have to do it every week and it's so boring. I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.  I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.

• I have to do it every week and it's so boring. 
•  have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.
• I hate cleaning! 
• I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.