lesson 2

Question 1

is the central idea of a multiple-paragraph composition. It is a one-sentence summary
that guides, controls, and unifies ideas when writing a paper. In simple terms, all the other ideas present in an
essay revolve around the thesis statement.

Answer 1

thesis statement

Question 2

guides, controls, and unifies ideas in a paragraph. It develops one argument of the thesis statement

Answer 2

topic sentence

Question 3

at the beginning, at the middle, and at the end of a paragraph, or at the start and
end of a paragraph.

Answer 3

explicitly stated topic

Question 4

the other hand, is not directly seen in a paragraph.

Answer 4

implied topic sentence

Question 5

composition is incomplete without the this. These details are pieces of information
necessary to better understand the main idea, they can be facts, reasons, testimonies, statistics, and experiments
that support the topic sentence.

Answer 5

supporting details

Question 6

directly support the topic sentence

Answer 6

major sentence

Question 7

directly support the major details.

Answer 7

minor details