2. • In the preceding exercise you were asked
to find a topic sentence for each of the two
paragraphs. However, these two
paragraphs go together, since their
combined purpose is to show similarities
and differences. Therefore, in a very real
sense the meanings of their two topic
sentences go together, even though they
are physically separated from each other.
3. • The main idea may be carried by one or more
sentences.
• They may be together (in the case of a single
paragraph) or " split " (in the case of more than
one paragraph).
4.
5. • This is important for you to
know, particularly when you are reading.
• Otherwise, you might miss the fact that
there are both similarities and
differences, and that the similarities are far
more numerous and important.
