1.

Identify what part of a paragraph is the underlined sentence.

__________ 1. It is controversial and it is Canadian: the bilingual debate has been going on

for over 100 years, and it continues today. Although Canadians outside of Quebec

agree that francophones should be able to receive federal services outside of

Quebec in their own language, surveys show that the majority do not personally

favor bilingualism for all of Canada (CRIC, 2004). (2)The same survey shows

that these results are reversed for francophones, who are strongly in favor of

bilingualism for all of Canada and somewhat less in favor for their province.

(3)In contrast, overall public support for two official languages continues to be

strong with over 70% of Canadians showing support for citizens receiving federal

services in the language that they speak.(4) Clearly, bilingualism is a policy that

needs to be kept, but it also requires some “revamping” on the government’s part

in order to improve the way it works.

Supporting Sentence

Topic Sentence

Conclusion Sentence

2.

Identify what part of a paragraph is the underlined sentence.

__________ 2. It is controversial and it is Canadian: the bilingual debate has been going on

for over 100 years, and it continues today. Although Canadians outside of Quebec

agree that francophones should be able to receive federal services outside of

Quebec in their own language, surveys show that the majority do not personally

favor bilingualism for all of Canada (CRIC, 2004). (2)The same survey shows

that these results are reversed for francophones, who are strongly in favor of

bilingualism for all of Canada and somewhat less in favor for their province.
(3)In contrast, overall public support for two official languages continues to be

strong with over 70% of Canadians showing support for citizens receiving federal

services in the language that they speak.(4) Clearly, bilingualism is a policy that

needs to be kept, but it also requires some “revamping” on the government’s part

in order to improve the way it works.

Topic Sentence

Conclusion Sentence

Supporting Sentence

3.

Identify what part of a paragraph is the underlined sentence.

__________ 3. It is controversial and it is Canadian: the bilingual debate has been going on

for over 100 years, and it continues today. Although Canadians outside of Quebec

agree that francophones should be able to receive federal services outside of

Quebec in their own language, surveys show that the majority do not personally

favor bilingualism for all of Canada (CRIC, 2004). (2)The same survey shows

that these results are reversed for francophones, who are strongly in favor of

bilingualism for all of Canada and somewhat less in favor for their province.

(3)In contrast, overall public support for two official languages continues to be

strong with over 70% of Canadians showing support for citizens receiving federal

services in the language that they speak.(4) Clearly, bilingualism is a policy that

needs to be kept, but it also requires some “revamping” on the government’s part

in order to improve the way it works

Supporting Sentence

Conclusion Sentence
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Topic Sentence

4.

Identify what part of a paragraph is the underlined sentence.

__________ 4. It is controversial and it is Canadian: the bilingual debate has been going on

for over 100 years, and it continues today. Although Canadians outside of Quebec

agree that francophones should be able to receive federal services outside of

Quebec in their own language, surveys show that the majority do not personally

favor bilingualism for all of Canada (CRIC, 2004). (2)The same survey shows

that these results are reversed for francophones, who are strongly in favor of

bilingualism for all of Canada and somewhat less in favor for their province.

(3)In contrast, overall public support for two official languages continues to be

strong with over 70% of Canadians showing support for citizens receiving federal

services in the language that they speak.(4) Clearly, bilingualism is a policy that

needs to be kept, but it also requires some “revamping” on the government’s part

in order to improve the way it works.

Conclusion Sentence

Supporting Sentence

Topic Sentence

5.

__________ 5. It is controversial and it is Canadian: the bilingual debate has been going on

for over 100 years, and it continues today. Although Canadians outside of Quebec

agree that francophones should be able to receive federal services outside of

Quebec in their own language, surveys show that the majority do not personally

favor bilingualism for all of Canada (CRIC, 2004). (2)The same survey shows

that these results are reversed for francophones, who are strongly in favor of
bilingualism for all of Canada and somewhat less in favor for their province.

(3)In contrast, overall public support for two official languages continues to be

strong with over 70% of Canadians showing support for citizens receiving federal

services in the language that they speak.(4) Clearly, bilingualism is a policy that

needs to be kept, but it also requires some “revamping” on the government’s part

in order to improve the way it works.

Conclusion Sentence

Topic Sentence

Supporting Sentence

6.

Fill in the Blanks.

1. Be __________ in your verb tenses and point of view.

Quality

Unifies

Sufficiently

Clear

7.

Fill in the Blanks.

2. The topic of a paragraph should be discussed entirely and __________ by providing supporting details.

Clear

B
Unifies

Quality

Sufficiently

8.

Fill in the Blanks.

3. __________ is a group of several sentences connected together by a single idea.

Paragraph

Phrase

Effective

Essay

9.

Fill in the Blanks.

4 __________ paragraphs are measured in the ideas and concepts addressed rather than sentences and
word counts.

Unifies

Clear

Sufficiently

Quality

10.
Fill in the Blanks.

5. A paragraph should express a single thought that __________ all the sentences it has.

Quality

Sufficiently

Unifies

Clear

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