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Crafting Topic Sentences & Support Details

The document discusses topic sentences and supporting details in paragraphs. It states that a topic sentence should clearly indicate the topic and main idea of the paragraph. It should be a complete sentence at the beginning of the paragraph. A topic sentence contains the topic and main idea. An example topic sentence is then given. Supporting details must relate back to the topic sentence, and provide examples or reasons to support the main idea stated in the topic sentence.

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Crafting Topic Sentences & Support Details

The document discusses topic sentences and supporting details in paragraphs. It states that a topic sentence should clearly indicate the topic and main idea of the paragraph. It should be a complete sentence at the beginning of the paragraph. A topic sentence contains the topic and main idea. An example topic sentence is then given. Supporting details must relate back to the topic sentence, and provide examples or reasons to support the main idea stated in the topic sentence.

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Topic Sentences and


Supporting details
Prepared by Miss Azwa Abas
Topic Sentences
A topic sentence should sated clearly the
topic and the main idea of the paragraph.
It should be a complete sentence which
briefly indicates what paragraph is going
to discuss.
Topic sentences is often best to put in the
very beginning of the paragraph.
Topic sentence = Topic + main
idea
Example :
Topic: The invention of the train.
Main idea: The way of life of native Americans
changed.
Topic Sentence: With the invention of the train,
the way of life changed of Native Americans
changed forever.

Supporting details
•The topic sentence in each paragraph should
be well support with sufficient details,
examples or reason.
The details must relate to topic sentence.
Supporting details should answer the
questions that follow the main ideas in the
topic sentence.
Examples :
Topic Sentence : One of the most recent
technical advances in the use of water is
development of hydroelectric power.
Supporting Details:
[Link] is the development of hydroelectric power?
[Link] did it come about?
[Link] /in what ways is it useful as technical
advancement?

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