The Paragraph: Topic Sentence and Supporting Sentences

In English, each paragraph should be about only one main idea. The main idea is what the paragraph is about. All the sentences in the paragraph should be about the main idea. If a sentence is not about the main idea, the sentence is irrelevant.

( Source: Writers at Work Chapter 1)

 

Writers at Work: The Paragraph Cambridge University Press 2007 Photocopiable

Writers at Work: The Paragraph Cambridge University Press 2007 Photocopiable

The topic sentence tells us the main idea in the paragraph. All of the other sentences or “supporting sentences” should always be relevant to the main idea of the paragraph. Supporting sentences help the reader understand the main idea by giving more information about it. What would be the supporting sentences of the paragraph above after your editing?

 

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Click on “Web Activities” and then select “Chapter 1”

Are you a morning person or a night owl? Write the first draft of your paragraph. Be sure to write about why you like the morning or the night, what you do then, and how you feel then.

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