topic sentence

(top-ic-sen-tence) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

A topic sentence expresses the controlling idea of the paragraph.

Every paragraph needs a clear topic sentence.

main idea; key sentence; central thought

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