Topic Sentence - The topic and main idea of the paragraph. , Supporting Sentence - The ideas that explain the topic sentence. , Detail Sentence - The ideas that explain supporting sentences. , Concluding Sentence - The last sentence in a paragraph. It summarizes or repeats the topic sentence in new words. , Transition Words - Words that signal a change of sentence types or ideas. They make writing easier to understand. ,

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