Topic sentence
This is normally the first sentence in a body paragraph. It expresses the main idea of the paragraph. It also tells the reader what information will follow in the rest of the paragraph.
Websites
Books
Chapters
- How to examine the structure of the writing itself
How to Write Essays & Assignments by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers. 2nd edn. (2011) - Paragraph structureHow to Write Essays & Assignments by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers. 2nd edn. (2011)
- The topic sentence
How to Write Better Essays by Bryan Greetham. 4th ed. (2018) - The topic sentence
Writing Up Your University Assignments And Research Projects by Neil Murray and Geraldine Hughes (2008)