A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph. It is the most general sentence of the paragraph. All the other sentences serve to explain, describe, extend or support this main-idea sentence. The topic sentence may be the first sentence of the paragraph but that is not required.Swimming in a lake is fun...This is the topic sentence. The rest of the paragraph supports this main idea.
What is the Controlling Idea of a topic sentence?
A topic sentence should contain not only the topic but also a controlling idea. The controlling idea of a topic sentence is the attitude or point of view that the writer takes toward the topic.Swimming in a lake is fun....The controlling idea of this topic sentence (the attitude of the author) is that it is fun.
Swimming in a lake is dangerous...The controlling idea of this topic sentence (the attitude of the author) is that it is dangerous.
How do you find the controlling idea of a topic sentence? Ask yourself this question: What is the writer's attitude toward the topic?
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