THESIS STATEMENT, TOPIC SENTENCE, AND SUPPORTING DETAILS

Question 1

the central idea of a multiple-paragraph composition. - one-sentence summary that guides, controls, and unifies ideas when writing a paper.

Answer 1

THESIS STATEMENT

Question 2

one subject and at least two arguments.

Answer 2

THESIS STATEMENT

Question 3

5 correct way of writing thesis statement

Answer 3

complete sentence with a clearly stated subject
not be too narrow or too broad
Avoid an awkward thesis statement
Enumerated details
It should not state an absolute fact,

Question 4

guides, controls, and unifies ideas in a paragraph. It develops one argument of the thesis statement. - either explicitly or implicitly stated.

Answer 4

TOPIC SENTENCE

Question 5

stated topic sentence can be placed in four different locations: at the beginning, at the middle, and at the end of a paragraph.

Answer 5

explicitly

Question 6

, is not directly seen in a paragraph. It is up to the readers to deduce what the topic sentence is.

Answer 6

mplied topic sentence

Question 7

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 7

SUPPORTING DETAILS

Question 8

Supporting details are divided into two levels:

Answer 8

major details and minor details.

Question 9

directly support the topic sentence

Answer 9

Major details

Question 10

directly support the major details

Answer 10

minor details