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Exercise 1

Several topic sentences are given below. Bold the topic and underline the controlling idea of each topic sentence.

Turkey is a very interesting country to visit.

Turkey is a very interesting country to visit.

                             

                                (Topic)                   (Controlling idea) 

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 Birds make excellent pet.

                                            (Topic)      (Controlling idea) 

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A really good place to study is the university library.

                            (Controlling idea)                           (Topic)  

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Learning the English language creates job opportunities. 

                                (Topic)                                  (Controlling idea)     

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One of the most valuable tools for students is the computer.

                        (Controlling idea)                                             (Topic)  

  

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 Summer is the best time to travel in my country.

                              (Topic)                   (Controlling idea)   

Paragraph 2

(1) A good friend is a person who doesn't tell me lies, who helps me and let me help him, and whom I can talk to anytime. (2) I always try not to tell lies because I hate lies and I want that from my friends, too. (3) I think it is the most important behavior. (4) I can believe everything my friends say. (5) In addition, a good friend shouldn't talk about me with other people, especially about bad thing. (6) He doesn't have to talk about it because it might be wrong. (7) Secondly, a good friend must help me. He must try his best. (8) He should ask help from me too. (9) If we solve problems together, our friendship will be better and will become stronger. (10) Thirdly, I should be able to talk my friends whenever I want even just to talk about my problems. (11) And we must be happy to talk things over. (12) In conclusion, we and our friends should like the same things so that we can remind good friends.

 

 

 

Explanation:" answer"

 

Sentence 1 is the topic sentence stating the main idea.

 

  Sentences 2,3,5 ,6,8,9,10 and 11 are major supporting sentences. They directly explain the topic sentence.   

 

Sentences  4 supports sentence 2,3 . 

 

Sentences  7 supports sentence 5, 6.

 

  Therefore4,7 sentences , are supporting details. 

 

Sentence 12 is the concluding sentence. It restates the main idea  

 Paragraph 1

(1)I live in a house in Izmit. (2)It isn't old or modern; (3)it is a normal Turkish house. (4)It is near the sea. (5) It takes about ten minutes to go to the seaside. (6) In the house, there are two bedrooms, one living room and two other rooms that we use as dining rooms. (7) Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, and a little garden. (8) My parents spend their time growing vegetables and fruit there. (9) My house is not perfect but it is the best place for me.

Explanation:

Sentence 1 is the topic sentence stating the main idea.  

  Sentences 2 and 8 are major supporting sentences. They directly explain the topic sentence.  

Sentences 3 supports sentence 4,5,6,7

Therefore, sentences 3, is supporting details.   

Sentence 9 is the concluding sentence. It restates the main idea.