Dev Reading and Writing- Ch. 4

Which statement is NOT true of a thesis statement?

A thesis statement needs no evidence or proof.

_______________ tell the reader exactly what support will be used in the essay.

Closed thesis statements

_____________are composed of multiple paragraphs that work together to support a main idea.

Essays

__________________provide explanations, examples, and other kinds of support to follow the topic sentence.

Sporting Sentence

Which of these most accurately describes the relationship between thesis statements and topic sentences?

Topic sentences express the main ideas of supporting paragraphs; a thesis statement expresses the main idea of the whole essay.

A topic sentence ______________.

a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph

If a paragraph does not explicitly state its thesis, but rather suggests an overarching point, it may be advancing a(n)________________.

implied main idea

In an essay, a stated main idea occurs in a(n)_______________.

open or closed thesis statement

An essay's main idea is also called its________________.

thesis statement

The main idea of a paragraph is communicated in the________________.

topic sentence