topic sentences
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pluralof topic sentence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
topic sentencenouna sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
Example Sentences
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Main points 1 and 2 should be your topic sentences.
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In the sample paragraphs, topic sentences are underlined, and transitional words and phrases are italicized.
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Your main points should be your topic sentences, expressed as one sentence at the beginning of each paragraph.
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You may rearrange information within paragraphs or add topic sentences if needed.
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Maybe those people don’t want to use topic sentences.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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