Identifying Topic Sentence -topic sentence means it is a paragraph or a sentence that tells what the sentence or paragraph is all about. -The topic sentence contains the central idea around which paragraph or sentence is developed. - Every topic sentence will have a topic and a controlling idea. Examples of topic sentence: Topic Sentence: It is important to be ready before buying a house. The topic is "before buying a house" and the controlling idea is the importance of being ready. A topic sentence implies a question that the paragraph is going to answer WHY? why is it popular? The best? Why should we? Why was it terrible? HOW?... How was it attractive? How did it change? How is it terrible? WHERE?... Where should we go? WHICH ONES?... Which do you think are the most important, biggest, ETC. WHAT?... What reasons? What effects?