Topic and Detail Sentences _ The Human Body

Your brain sends messages down your spinal cord. The messages tell your body what to do. Your body also sends messages to your brain.

The food pyramid is very helpful.

groups, nutrients, grains, dairy, meat, fruit, vegetable, fat

​​Getting a checkup is very important.

doctor, dentist, vaccines

You should exercise every day.

heart, muscles, strong, energy

This is a statement.

I feel fine today.

Declarative

This is a command.

Stick out your tongue.

Imperative

Asks a question.

What is for dinner?

​​Interrogative

Uses excitement or a lot of feeling.

Look at all the snow!

​​Exclamatory

Declarative

This is a statement.

Imperative

This is a command.

​​Interrogative

Asks a question.

​​Exclamatory

Uses excitement or a lot of feeling.

Washing your hands

Let's write a topic sentence four different ways.