English (THE STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH)

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Tennis is a good form of exercise.

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Tennis is a sport for people of all ages.

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Tennis is an enjoyable form of social interaction.

explicitly stated

clearly and directly stated

implicitly stated

hinted at rather than clearly stated

Diamond

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Triangle

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Inverted Triangle

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Rectangle

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Type the number of the topic sentence. [1] People say the necessities of life are food, water, shelter, and clothing, but I think a fifth item should be added to the list: Scotch tape. [2] Hardly a day passes that I do not use this sticky cellophane for some beneficial purpose. [3] When I get so excited about my world history class that I tear a page in the book, Scotch tape comes to my rescue. [4] At night when I don't feel like rolling my hair, what do I do? [5] I tape it in place, of course. [6] I may look like a twentieth-century mummy, but the purpose is accomplished. [7] Have you ever been dressed up to eat at a big, fancy restaurant? [8] Just as you get out of the car someone cheerfully announces, "Your hem is down!" [9] No need to panic; just stick it up with--you guessed it--scotch tape!

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Select the topic sentence. [1] What is amnesia? [2] Most of us think of a dramatic, total loss of memory brought on by a severe blow to the head. [3] Amnesia is, however, a very subtle and sometimes sinister illness. [4] While amnesia can result from a head injury, overwork and worry can also lead to memory lapses. [5] In some cases, diagnosis is difficult because these lapses are intermittent, rather than constant.

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Select the topic sentence. [1] In the late seventeenth century a Turkish garrison was using the Parthenon for an ammunition storehouse. [2] During an attack by the Venetians, a bomb ignited the gunpowder, blowing up the center section. [3] Since then the building has been a glorious ruin. [4] Were it not for this relatively recent incident, the Parthenon would be standing intact today.

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Write a paragraph that has a regular triangle shape. The topic sentence should be, "Overall, a trip to the amusement park makes for a great family outing." Include at least three supporting details.

Many people have gone to the amusement park with their family to have fun and ride their favorite roller coasters, while some might not be able to ride all of the roller coasters because of height requirements it can still be fun. Most people bring their entire family to the amusement park with them, this can make it even more enjoyable to do things with cousins or other family members that are close to your own age. Although an amusement park is a very large place and is easy to get lost in especially if their are a lot of small children in your family, but by putting down rules you can avoid these types of things. Overall, a trip to the amusement park makes for a great family outing.

Write a paragraph containing a topic sentence and at least three supporting details. Choose one of the following topics for your paragraph: pets, sports, music, or vacation spots.

The topic of dogs versus cats has been around for years. In my opinion, I would rather have a dog as a pet because they will make you feel happy when you are down, you can teach them cool tricks, dogs are man's best friend. Dogs are filled with energy where as cats aren't as energetic and mostly sleep all day. With their excitement, it will just make you laugh at how cute they might look. Some dogs might try and jump on you, but they're just trying to get you to play with them. When you are feeling down, that is what you need. They can make that frown turn upside down. The second reason why dogs are better than cats is you can teach them to do tricks. You can teach them to sit, stay, lie down, and a whole bunch of other cool tricks. It might take awhile for them to learn it, but once they got the trick down, it will be fun watching them perform that trick. Whereas cats are harder to train to do tricks and don't listen to well. My last and final reason why dog's are better is they are man's best friend. They can make you feel happy and you'll have a blast having fun with them. Those are the reasons why I think dogs are the ideal pet for a person to have

Write a paragraph that has an inverted triangle shape. The topic sentence should be, "Trees are helpful." Include at least three supporting details in your paragraph.

Trees are helpful, they provide oxygen for all of the people on earth, they clean the air by absorbing odors and pollutant gases, and trees can help us mark the season if it is winter,spring,summer or fall. A tree can live for up to 5000 years, thats almost 70 human lifetimes! Most trees are cut down to make things like paper which humans use alot of, it takes 32 trees to make enough paper for an entire school year and that doesn't include the paper used for notes. Since we use so many trees we have decided to plant a tree for each one cut down which will help balance out the amount trees growing vs the amount of trees being used.

Select a suitable topic sentence to add to this paragraph. The old saying "lightning never strikes twice in the same place" is not true. Ranchers see bolts flash many times among isolated trees or on a strand of barbed wire. Forest rangers manning fire towers report that every thunderstorm brings several flashes to their lofty outposts. Lightning rods are a necessity for radio towers and skyscrapers.

lightning rods are essential

prose

ordinary spoken and written language; not poetry

supporting details

other sentences in the paragraph which support, explain, or prove the main idea

Which paragraph shape is not preferred for use in informational text?

rectangle

Suppose you have been assigned by the school newspaper to cover an important football game. Which paragraph shape would you use in writing up the story?

regular triangle

infer

the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true

main idea

the author's point or purpose, usually stated in a single sentence

The main idea of a paragraph is usually stated in the __________________ sentence.

topic