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Review:
The topic sentence gives the main idea of a paragraph. |
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The
support sentences give the details about the main idea. Each
sentence must relate to the main idea. |
Read the paragraph below. Notice the topic
sentence is the underlined sentence. The highlighted sentences are the
support sentences.
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Giving a surprise party can be fun, but tricky.
The honored person must
not hear about the part
ahead of time! On the day of the party the guests
should arrive early.
A snack should not be eaten before the party or appetites may be
ruined. |
 The
last sentence is not a support sentence. It
does not support the main idea about giving
a surprise party. A better sentence might be:
All of the
presents will be hidden out of sight.
Click on the cake
below to practice writing support sentences!
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