Ensayo
- Topic -> the most general idea, doesn’t control
- Main Idea -> is part of the topic , what u want tosay in that paragraph . May not be written ( implicit)
Paragraph:
1. A topic sentence: this states the main topic of the paragraph and the controlling idea
2. Supporting sentences: these developthe topic sentence
3. A concluding sentence: this signals the end of the paragraph and leaves the reader with important points to remember, but is often unnecessary.
A topic sentence contains:
1.A topic
eg. Studying overseas
2. A controlling idea (what you say about the topic)
eg. …was deemed to be very difficult…
The topic is best placed at or near the start of the sentence. Thetopic should not be a pronoun (he, she, his, this, it) as starting with a pronoun often makes the focus of the paragraph unclear.
The controlling idea ‘controls’ everything else in the paragraph; itindicates what you want to say about the topic.
Studying overseas was deemed to be very difficult…
In this case, do not talk about such things as the benefits of studying overseas, or statistics...
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