Assertion: paragraph's sentence | /r/HasProperty | main idea
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text: Supporting sentences (notice the plural) provide explanations and support for the topic sentence (main idea) of your paragraph.
text: As you might have understood, it is a main sentence that represents the main idea of the paragraph.
text: that indicate that the second sentence is actually the main idea.
text: If you see one of these words that negate or qualify the first sentence, that is a clue that the second sentence is the main idea.
text: The author of Writing/2nd Edition, Dr. Neeld adds that "thus it is possible to break a Topic Sentence Paragraph down into two parts: the topic sentence itself (the main idea, either stated or implied) and the additional sentences (directly related to the topic sentence and developing it).