Paragraph Structure Review

Transition words like first, next, and lastly are used to organize the details in the middle of the paragraph.

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What is the paragraph missing?

They grow cereals, pulses, vegetables and fruits. The farmer leads a tough life. They get up early in the morning and go to the fields. They stay and work on the farm late till evening. The food they grow helps feed a nation. Farmers play an important role in a country.

• supporting detail(s).

• a clincher (closing sentence).

• a pickle.

• a topic sentence.

What is the paragraph missing?

The Solar System has the Sun Moon and Planets. The Sun is the largest member of the Solar System. In order of distance from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto; the dwarf planet. The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System.

• supporting detail(s).

• a clincher (closing sentence).

• a tomato.

• a topic sentence.

The doctor is a person who looks after the sick people and prescribes medicines so that the patient recovers fast. I love to visit Wendy's and get hamburgers. Fries taste great with hot sauce. I also went to Disney World last year. Since doctors work so hard we must realize their value.

• supporting detail(s).

• a clincher (closing sentence).

• a thesis.

• a topic sentence.

A topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph.

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A topic sentence can list the subtopics, but it can also just state the general idea.

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• False

A subtopic sentence should have a transition word.

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• False

A subtopic sentence should introduce a smaller topic that supports the main idea. 

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• False

The supporting details should give specific examples to explain the subtopic.

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• False

The conclusion sentence should restate the the main idea, and use the same exact words as the topic sentence. 

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• False