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topic sentences

  • plural
    of topic sentence.
    topic sentence
    noun
    a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.

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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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