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Supporting sentences
In Lesson Two you got familiar with the paragraph format as well
as the structure of a topic sentence. Now, two other components of a
paragraph, namely supporting sentences and concluding sentence are
introduced.
Supporting sentences come after the topic sentence. These sentences
can:
explain the idea in the topic sentence give reasons
give examples tell a short story
A. Read the following paragraphs.Cross out any sentences that do not
support the topic sentences.
Ants are strange insects. Like all insects, they have six legs. Each
leg has three joints. Yesterday, I saw an ant. The legs of ants are very
strong, which help ants run very quickly. I can run quickly too. If a
man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as
a racehorse.
The new century has brought big changes in communication. Cell
phones are small enough to carry in your pocket. Students should not
use cell phones in schools. Videophones let you see the person you are 3
talking to on the phone. But some people do not have such phones. LESSON
Tiny hand-size computers know your favorite subjects. The Internet
is everywhere.
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