The-Topic--Sentence(主题句)

TheTopicSentenceByA&BPage2FourPartswhatisthetopicsentencepositionoftopicsentencethetwopartsofatopicsentencewritingtopicsentences2341Page3Everygoodparagraphhasatopicsentence,whichclearlystatesthetopicandthecontrollingideaoftheparagraph.Atopicsentenceisthemostimportantsentenceinaparagraph.Itbrieflyindicateswhattheparagraphisgoingtodiscuss.whatisthetopicsentence1Page41.Atopicsentenceisacompletesentence,itcontainsatleastonesubjectandoneverb.Drivingonfreeways×2.Atopicsentencecontainsbothatopicandacontrollingidea.Drivingonfreewaysrequiresskillsandalertness√3.Atopicsentenceisthemostgeneralstatementintheparagraphbecauseitgivesonlythemainidea.ThreekeypointsaboutatopicsentencePage5PRACTICEa.Alunareclipseisanomenofacomingdisasterb.Superstitionhavebeenaroundforeverc.Peopleholdmanysuperstitiousbeliefsaboutthemoond.IsmadeofgreencheesetoospecifictoogeneralbesttopicsentenceimcompletePage6FourPartswhatisthetopicsentencepositionoftopicsentencethetwopartsofatopicsentencewritingtopicsentences3412Page7PositionofTopicSentencesThetopicsentenceisusually(butnotalways)thefirstsentenceinaparagraph.Sometimesatopicsentencecomesattheend.Inthiscase,theparagraphoftenbeginswithaseriesofexamples.Experiencedwriterssometimesputtopicsentenceinotherlocations,butthebestspotisusuallyrightatthebeginning2Page8FourPartswhatisthetopicsentencepositionoftopicsentencethetwopartsofatopicsentencewritingtopicsentences2413Page9Thecontrollingidealimitsorcontrolsthetopictoaspecificareathatyoucandiscussinthespaceofasingleparagraph.TheTwoPartsofaTopicsentenceThetopicnamesthesubjectoftheparagraph.Atopicsentencehastwoessentialparts:thetopicandthecontrollongidea.3Page10ExampleConveniencefoodsareeasytoprepare.topiccontrollingideaImmigrantshavecontributedmanydeliciousfoodstoU.S.cuisine.controllingideatopicPage11NoticesAtopicsentenceshouldnothavecontrollingideasthatareunrelated.eg:Indiefilmsarecharacterizedbyexperimentaltechniques,lowproductioncosts,andprovocativethemes.Thethreepartsofthecontrollingideasaretoounrelatedforasingalparagraph.Theyrequirethreeseparateparagraphs(andperhapsmore)toexplainfully.Page12PRACTICEFindthetopicandthecontrollingidea1.Drivingonfreewaysrequiresanaggressiveattitude.2.Movingawayfromhomecanbeastressfulexperienceforyoungpeople.3.Amajorproblemformanystudentsisthehighcostoftuitionandbooks.4.Owninganautomobileisanecessityforme.Page13FourPartswhatisthetopicsentencepositionoftopicsentencethetwopartsofatopicsentencewritingtopicsentences2314Page14WritingTopicSentenceWhenwritingatopicsentence,remember:1.Atopicsentencemustbeacompletesentence,withasubjectandaverb.2.Atopicsentenceshouldbeneithertoogeneralnortoospecific.3.Atopicsentenceshouldnothaveunrelatedcontrollingideas.4Page15Example:Topic:Topicsentences:1.Usingacellphonewhiledrivingcanbedangerous.2.Therearecertainrulesofcellphonemannersthateveryoneshouldkonw.3.Cellphoneshavechangedthewaywecommunicate.cellphonesPage16THANKS