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Find the topic sentence
What doesn't belong?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
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How many sentences does a paragraph have?
3-5
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Andy is wearing a sequenced black jacket.

sequenced black

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A mother bird is very busy. They build a nest, lay eggs in the nest, and sit on the eggs. They also gather food for the hungry babies.

A mother bird is very busy.

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I like to watch football. Every Sunday my dad and I watch football together. Last Sunday it rained. The Cowboys are my favorite team.

Last sunday it rained.

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A rainbow is made up of many different colors. It has red, purple, and blue arches. It includes orange, yellow, and green arches as well. Sometimes the colors are dark. Sometimes the colors are pale. Rainbows are a beautiful sight. 

A rainbow

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Each sentence in a paragraph should contain______.
Details
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Jack lives in a gigantic house.

Gigantic

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Boy was I surprised when I looked under my bed. I found a dirty sock, my lost homework, and a piece of rotten banana. I need to clean my room more often.

Boy was I surprised when I looked under my bed.

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I would like to have a new pet. I have a German Shepherd dog and a Persian cat. Goldfish and birds would be good pets. Birthdays are the bomb! Maybe I will get a hamster or a rabbit.

Birthdays are the bomb!

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Did you know frogs can only hop on land? Have you seen a frog dive into a pond? They can actually swim in the water! They leap effortlessly for food. A frog can move in many different ways!

Frogs

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Every paragraph has a ______.
Topic Sentence
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Elephants are interesting animals.
Interesting
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Cats are lazy animals. They like to lie around all day. They walk slow. Sometimes they lick their paws and their fur. That’s why some of them get fat!

Cats are lazy animals.

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Emily and Tonya are excellent friends. They play games, ride their bikes, and go to the park together. Tonya's dog can run extremely fast. Emily and Tonya ride the bus to school together. They spend the night at each others' houses.

What is Tonya's dog can run very fast?

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They very best food in the world is ice cream. It is cold and sweet. I like to lick it as it drips down the cone. I like all the different flavors.
Ice Cream
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The main point the author is trying to make.
Main Idea
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Picnics at the beach are traditionally fun.

Traditionally

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I like to run. I like to feel the wind go through my hair. Everything passes by you really fast. Then you get out of breath. That’s when I start to walk.
I like to run.
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I'm going swimming in the pool at the park. I have my swimsuit and a humongous towel. Mom gave me $15 dollars for a snack. Hippos swim in the river. My dad is going to drive me there. It will be tons of excitement once we are there!

Hippos swim in the river.

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Many changes happen to a caterpillar as it grows. It gets bigger and bigger as it eats leaves. One day it forms a fuzzy cocoon. After several weeks, a moth crawls out of the cocoon. It flies away when its wings are dry.
A caterpillar
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What does every paragraph begin with?
Indentions
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Last week at the zoo I saw a crazy monkey eating a banana.

Crazy

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A dinosaur lives under my bed. I can hear him snoring at night. In the daytime he goes outside and eats my mom’s daisies. He tracked his muddy footprints into the house. I ask for extra macaroni and cheese to feed my dinosaur.
A dinosaur lives under my bed.
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Beavers build a special home called a lodge. They use trees to build their lodges. Beavers use their sharp teeth to cut down small trees. They cut off the branches and carry the trunks to the stream. Beavers have babies in the Spring. They stack the trunks and branches into a big pile. They make the door to the lodge under they water. Beavers are excellent builders.

Beavers have babies in the Spring.

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When a whale calf is hungry, it bumps it's mother. She squirts milk into the calf's mouth. It drinks many gallons of milk in a short time. The milk is so rich a calf can gain eight pounds in one hour. A baby whale needs it's mother's milk to grow.

A whale