Paragraphs are the fundamental unit of all writing. They are the building blocks, much like bricks to a house, which hold together a piece of writing. An idea in one paragraph leads to an idea in the next, and so on, until the reader comes to understand the big picture the writing is trying to convey. Since each paragraph discusses a distinct idea, it helps to locate that idea in each paragraph. The way to do this is to identify the topic sentence—the sentence that clearly states the idea. To understand what a topic sentence is and how to find it, it helps to understand the
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