WorksheetsParagraph structure and development
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
The topic sentence
The supporting sentence
The concluding sentence
The number one sentence
What do you call the sentences between the topic sentence and the concluding sentence?
The meat sentences
The supporting sentences
The middle part
The topic sentence of concluding support
How many sentences is a typical paragraph in academic writing?
1-3 sentences
4-5 sentences
5-10 sentences
10-20 sentences
What are some things that supporting sentences can do?
give details
give an explanation
give an example
give a chart
Academic paragraphs start by the first line being:
indented
immediately at the left margin
all in capital letters
a supporting sentence
The (a) sentence wraps up the paragraph and should be in agreement with the topic sentence.
The topic sentences gives the _______ ______ about the topic of the paragraph.
(a)
Each sentence in a paragraph should start with a
main idea
supporting thought
verb
capital letter
Sentences should finish with
a conclusion
ending punctuation, like a full-stop.
a question mark
a comma
A topic and a main idea are
the same
different
