Question

how to topic sentences guide the reader through the essay?what would be lost without them? ​

Answer 1

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The topic sentence takes control of the more general topic of the paragraph and shapes it in the way that you choose to present it to your readers. It provides a way through a topic that is likely much broader than what you could ever cover in a paragraph, or even in an essay.