Assertion: paragraph's sentence | /r/CapableOf | state the topic
Facets:
value: in this paragraph
type: TEMPORAL
value: clearly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It begins with a descriptive sentence that clearly states the topic that will be rolled out in the following sentences.
text: In this paragraph, the first sentence states the subject.
text: The first, or topical, sentence states the topic – a fact, a statement, or a proposition; the last should bring the whole paragraph on the topic to a conclusion, or summing up.