Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Sean Heffernan GEN/195 March 06‚ 2012 John Borio Topic Sentence and Informal Outline It is essential to know how to write a topic sentence properly. A topic sentence conveys the main sentence of a paragraph and describes the content of the paragraph. An informal outline consists of the major and minor ideas reviewed or discussed within the literature. An informal outline organizes thoughts yet stays away from repetition. Informal Outline Although
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English III Grammar: Sentence Style Ways to Achieve Clarity There are three ways to achieve sentence clarity: -coordinating ideas -subordinating ideas -parallel structure Coordinating Ideas Coordinating two or more main ideas‚ or give the equal empahsis‚ by linking them with a connecting word or an appropriate mark of punctuation‚ like the semi-colon. -Coordinating idea are independent (can stand alone does not need the other idea to complete the sentence or ot be clear) Example: Edgar
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Name 21.1 Date Four Kinds of Sentences • Practice 1 There are four kinds of sentences: declarative‚ interrogative‚ imperative‚ and exclamatory. FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES Exercise 1 Kinds of Sentences Examples Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper. Who invented the zipper? Lend me your book about inventors. What a lot of inventions there are! Identifying the Four Kinds of Sentences. Identify each sentence below as declarative‚ interrogative
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2014-04-04 World Philosophy 2014198004 Kwon Byung Hoon Before I give Fregean analysis to given sentences‚ there are a few terms that I have to clarify in the concept‚ which are ’name’‚ ’sense’‚ ’Bedeutung’‚ and ’idea’. According to Frege‚ ’names’ are lingual expressions that designate certain objects or concepts in the real word. Frege calls these objects or concepts ’Bedeutung’‚ which means ’reference’ in german. For example‚ Leonardo Dicaprio is a ’name’‚ a lingual
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Associate Level Material Appendix H Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Worksheet Using the Center for Writing Excellence and MyFoundationsLab resources‚ provide the topic sentence and informal outline for your Personal Ethics Statement. Topic sentence: As an ethically dedicated student of fortitude‚ I will face my most difficult task with ethical values in place such as honesty in academics‚ responsibility to do what is right‚ while also maintaining my dedication to school and my grades
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Details (Topic Sentence) Filipino Youth today are more engage into technology. 1. They prefer virtual interaction like text messaging‚ e-mail‚ Internet chat‚ and surfing rather than personal interaction. 2. Because of socializing on internet‚ children are more prone to cyber bullying. 3. The outcome is not generational; it is more like a popular trend as Filipinos of all ages have easy access through cellular phones and internet cafes. B. Second Supporting Details (Topic Sentence) Young man and
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2014 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 4TH Year High School PHONE NUMBER 0905-776-1684 GENDER Female II EVALUATION PROCEDURE The Sacks sentence completion test is a semi-structured test consisting of 60 incomplete phrases/sentences. The test typically provides respondents with the beginnings of sentences‚ referred to as stems; and respondents then complete the sentences in ways that are meaningful to them. III BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS Charmaine answered the test nicely and with confident. Though I observed
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What a subject is of a sentence: The subject of a sentence is the person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb. What the verb is in a sentence: The verb usually follows the subject and identifies an action or a state of being. What the direct object is in a sentence: The object that directly receives the action of the verb. Example1: Bill hit the ball. "Ball" receives the action of the verb "hit
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Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices Two very common errors among writers are run-on sentences and comma splices. Amazingly‚ both of these errors are caused by not knowing what a sentence is. A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and verb (also known as a clause) that expresses a complete thought. A sentence can also be called an independent clause: clause because it contains a subject and a verb‚ and independent because it can stand alone. Let’s look at some examples of this type
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How to Write the Topic Sentence Topic sentences are often incorrectly defined as the first sentences in a paragraph. Topic sentences‚ in fact‚ can be situated as the second or third sentence. Topic sentence is about introducing the main idea of a paragraph‚ not about chronology. It should discuss an idea only in generic terms without providing too many details. How to Write Supporting Sentences Supporting sentences are also called detail sentences and they constitute the body of the paragraph
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