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1. Newspapers are a better source of news than television
because newspaper stories go into more detail. (Make this

sentence an appropriate topic sentence for a second body

paragraph.)

2. It is important to find a family doctor after moving to a new
town. (Make this sentence an appropriate topic sentence for a

third body paragraph.)

3. Using public transportation is cheaper than owning a vehicle.

(Make this sentence an appropriate topic sentence for a third
body paragraph.)

Making Transitions within

Paragraphs

Within paragraphs, transitional words keep your reader oriented in

time and space and aware of the relationships between ideas. Within

a single paragraph, you may need several types of transitional words

to move your reader smoothly from one idea to the next.