Assertion: paragraph | /r/HasAspect | a topic sentence
Facets:
value: like any paragraph
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: English students are sometimes taught that a paragraph should have a topic sentence or "main idea", preferably first, and multiple "supporting" or "detail" sentences which explain or supply evidence.
text: 1) Problem: the paragraph has no topic sentence.
text: Although most paragraphs should have a topic sentence, there are a few situations when a paragraph might not need a topic sentence.
text: Like any paragraph, it should have a transition and a topic sentence, and any examples or support should be related and interesting.
text: You may think that a paragraph is ideally 5 sentences put together, or a paragraph has a topic sentence , etc.
text: Just as an essay has a thesis sentence that expresses the controlling idea of the essay, a paragraph has a topic sentence that states the controlling idea for the paragraph.
text: Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
text: All paragraphs have a topic sentence and supporting sentences, and some para­graphs also have a concluding sentence.