Another way to identify a topic sentence is that it often poses a question to be answered. The statement, In many ways, paragraphs resemble hamburgers, raises the questions: Why are they like hamburgers? Or, How do they resemble hamburgers? This makes readers want to dive into the supporting sentences for the answer. If unsure whether or not a sentence is the topic, turn it into a question. If the other sentences seem to answer that question, then you have identified the topic sentence.
