Paragraph

Topic sentence is usually the __________ sentence.

• Second

• Third

• First

After the topic sentence the next sentences are the _______ of the topic.

• details

• nouns

• verbs

• answers

What do you call the middle sentences in a paragraph?

• topic sentence

• supporting details

• closing sentence

• transition words

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.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.

• Baking cookies is really easy to do.

• My grandma has the best cookies recipe.

• There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.

• Cookies are easier to make than cake.

The following can help a paragraph flow and become more high level

• slang words

• improperly used transition words and phrases

• inventive and informal spelling

• properly used transition words and phrases

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

• true 

• false

_______ is a group of sentences about one topic. It contains a topic sentence, supporting details and sometimesa concluding sentence.

A paragraph has ________ when all the sentences in a paragraph clearly relate to one another systemically or logically.

_________ is/are the sentence/s in the paragraph where it usually restates the main idea in different words or summarizes the main points of the paragraph.