2. A good topic sentence The Pippin cafeteria is a nice place. Too general The Pippin cafeteria is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Too specific The Pippin cafeteria is a comfortable place to sit and talk with your friends. Good topic sentence
3. Too specific or too general? Saigon is a big city. Too general Studying English is difficult. Too general I came to America many years ago. Too general Monolingual dictionaries have one language, and bilingual dictionaries have two languages. Too specific
4. Too specific or too general? You can purchase French perfumes in expensive blue crystal bottles. Too specific American food is tasteless and greasy because Americans use to many canned, frozen, and prepackaged foods and because everything is friend in oil or butter. Too specific American food is tasteless and greasy. Good topic sentence
5. Topic + Controlling Idea= Topic Sentence The most serious problem in higher education in Venezuela is the growing number of students who fail courses several times. The creativity of the preschool child can be developed with special activities. Audience violence at soccer games is destroying the game.
