効果的なトピック・センテンスを書くための基本ルール

Basic Rules for Writing Strong Topic Sentences

永井 敦

広島大学森戸国際高等教育学院紀要

Journal of Morito Institute of Global Higher Education

[PISSN] 2435-0842

[NCID] AA12859589

Writers, practitioners, and researchers have described the basic rules of paragraph writing, and thanks to them, we now know that a standard paragraph consists of a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. Although the topic sentence is considered by many to be the most important sentence in a paragraph, since the writer is usually expected to develop a paragraph based on what is stated in the topic sentence, there is limited understanding of what makes a strong topic sentence. By analyzing the existing literature, this paper proposes five basic rules for writing strong topic sentences. Using these five rules and real-world examples, the author demonstrates how written paragraphs can be significantly improved.

topic sentence

paragraph writing

academic writing

トピック・センテンス

パラグラフ・ライティング

アカデミック・ライティング

日本語

広島大学森戸国際高等教育学院

Morito Institute of Global Higher Education, Hiroshima University