Where should the topic sentence appear?
In the first sentence of the body paragraph
Where should the concluding sentence appear?
The last sentence of the body paragraph
What is the function of the topic sentence?
It introduces the main idea or content of the body paragraph.
Is a concluding sentence always necessary?
No, it's optional.
What are the two components that a good topic sentence contains?
topic and controlling ideas
The subtopics in a body paragraph should be closely related to the topic sentence. True or false?
True
In a topic sentence, what does the topic tell?
What are you writing about/the subject of the paragraph
In a topic sentence, what does the controlling idea tell?
It limits and focuses the paragraph/tells the writer's opinions/ideas towards the topic