The topic sentence describes the subject of the paragraph and its main idea. If you can develop a nose for locating topic sentences, you can get the main idea from paragraphs quickly and thereby improve your reading speed and comprehension. Typically, the topic sentence comes first in a paragraph, and the remaining sentences elaborate on the A good topic sentence helps you stay _____ on the main idea. Focused. 300. Pencils Glue Sticks Notebooks Highlighters. School Supplies. 300. "I saw him through the window. He looked at me and I knew I had to have him. I can't wait to take him home." It is the most general sentence in a paragraph, and it has two parts: 1. A topic: the subject or issue being discussed, and 2. A controlling idea: a point, opinion, or feeling about the topic. Example: Snow skiing is a challenging sport with important requirements. In this example, the subject of the sentence, snow skiing is the topic, and the which is the controlling idea. Topic sentences should always contain both (1) a. topic and (2) a controlling idea. Read the following topic sentences. They all contain a topic (in red) and a. controlling idea (in green). When your introduction contains a clearly stated. topic sentence such as one of the following, your reader will know what to The controlling ideas shows the direction the paragraph will take. it tells what kind of information you will give about the topic in your paragraph. To put is another way, a topic sentence controls all the other sentences in a paragraph. It states the topic ((main idea and the focus (main emphasis) of the paragraph. A Good Topic Sentence JB8IEUg.

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