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1. The kitchen was a mess.

2. The police found plenty of evidence that the accident had been

Darren’s fault.

3. The two brands of orange juice are quite different in taste and

appearance.

4. The package was damaged when it arrived in the mail.

5. Litter is becoming a problem on Bay Crest Bypass.

The Extended Example

Sometimes you may wish to develop an entire paragraph with an

extended, paragraph-length example. In this case, your topic sentence

will state the general idea, and the rest of the paragraph will provide a

detailed example. In this sort of paragraph, it is important to end with a

summary sentence that connects the specific example back to the

general idea, as in the following paragraph.

Example of Topic Sentence and Paragraph-Length Example