Where does a topic sentence mostly appear in the paragraph?
A: In the middle of the paragraph.
B: At the beginning of the paragraph.
C: By the end of the paragraph.
D: In a separate paragraph.
A: In the middle of the paragraph.
B: At the beginning of the paragraph.
C: By the end of the paragraph.
D: In a separate paragraph.
举一反三
- Very often the main idea of a paragraph is directly stated in the sentence, which is often found at the beginning of a paragraph; sometimes it is in the middle or at the end of the paragraph.
- Ⅰ. Read the text and find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3:
- The topic sentence of a paragraph is not always the first sentence of the paragraph.
- The first sentence in paragraph 7 is the topic sentence of only this paragraph.
- 中国大学MOOC: Topic sentences identify what a paragraph is about and always appear at the beginning of the paragraph.