جملة الموضوع هي أكثر جزء عام مقارنةً بباقي الجمل في المقال، وذلك لأنها توحي بفكرة عامة ولا تعطي تفاصيل.
Following is a general statement that could serve as a topic sentence.
The Arabic origin of many English words is not always obvious. √
The following sentence, on the other hand, is too specific. It could serve as a supporting sentence but not as a topic sentence.
The slang expression so long (meaning "good-bye") is probably a corruption of the Arabic salaam. ×
This sentence is too general.
English has been influenced by other languages. ×