Writing

  • Essay Writing

  • The Topic Sentence

  • Here are some ideas for an opening sentence. Examples are

  • written in the brackets. (p)

  1. A question ("Have you ever thought what life would be like if

  2. there were no motorcars?")

  3. An inversion ("Never have I seen such an amazing sight in the

  4. sky!")

  5. An amusing or interesting anecdote ("Two old woman are

  6. sitting on a bus. One says to the other, " ...... etc. etc.)

  7. A description of a scene. ("It was a starry night. Clouds were

  8. starting to gather...... etc. etc.")

  9. A quotation Click here for a quotations site

  10. A surprising statistic ("It was recently found that 20% of Israel's

  11. schoolchildren ...... etc. etc.")

  12. A paradoxical statement ("The more you sleep, the more tired

  13. you feel.")

  14. A definition ("Piercing is defined as the punching of holes in the

  15. body......")

  16. A general statement ("Computer use has created a revolution

  17. in the world of information.")