Paragraph structure To make an idea or information clear, a paragraph might contain: A topic sentence – this tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about.

Each of the paragraphs below contains three underlined sentences. Read each paragraph and then click on the sentence (or sentences) that you think is the topic sentence of that paragraph. Carpeting ...

Guided Practice Each of the topic sentences below is poorly written. A pull-down menu after each sentence lists the following possible problems with the topic sentence: Too general Too specific ...