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topic sentence

topic sentence (oración temática)

the sentence, usually the first one in a paragraph, that states the paragraph's main idea.

Example

Our town needs more bike lanes. (A topic sentence; the rest of the paragraph gives reasons.)

In Spanish

topic sentence (oración temática) — la oración, casi siempre la primera del párrafo, que dice la idea principal del párrafo.

Our town needs more bike lanes. (Una oración temática; el resto del párrafo da las razones.)

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