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Azrina Abu Bakar2013
THE TOPIC SENTENCE AND CONTROLLING IDEAS
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The Topic Sentence
Introduce the main idea of the paragraph/purpose.
Inform the reader what the paragraph will be about.
The most general sentence in the paragraph.It acts as an “umbrella” that “covers” all of
the ideas in the paragraph.Contains controlling ideas that control the
information in the paragraph.
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Controlling IdeasWords or phrases that gives the main ideas in
the paragraph/ an idea that limits the content of a paragraph to one aspect of the topic.
The sentence that follow the topic sentence will then : explain, define, clarify, illustrate.
After the topic sentence appears, the readers expect that the sentences that follow will answer questions about the controlling ideas :
Who? What? When? Why? Where? How? How much?
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ExamplesIt is very difficult to be alone in a foreign country
Why? In what ways? How do you know?
Most people have the wrong idea about the definition of statistics.What idea is wrong? What is the right definition? Why?
The Egyptian civilization was one of the most important cultures of the ancient world. This civilization flourished along the rich banks and delta of the Nile River for many centuries, from 3200 B.C. until the Roman conquest in 30 B.C. ...