Match the definition to the term.
1 .
thesis
an original paper or essay
2 .
summary
what the writer wants to prove
3 .
incidents
statements that support the thesis
4 .
examples
words that aid in giving coherence to the essay
5 .
composition
actual events or case histories
6 .
general to particular
the sentence in a paragraph that tells what the paragraph is about
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topic sentence
found in the concluding statement
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transitional
portion of essay located between the introduction and conclusion
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the body
a method that works toward the topic sentence
10 .
conclusion
restates thesis and closes paper