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Mini-module: Quick Guide to Writing Parapraphs

3. Topic SentencesPage 3 or 7

 

Decorative

 

Facts:

The first sentence in a paragraph is usually the Topic Sentence. Often, a good topic sentence:

  • States the point you want to make in the paragraph.
  • Comes at the start of a paragraph.
  • Is not a question.
  • Does not use any literature, so...
  • Does not have a reference.

Example:

"General Practice Doctors are often too busy to see patients in person."

Exercise: