EXERCISE C5–2 Topic sentences
EXERCISE C5-2Topic sentences
In each pair, click on the sentence that would work well as the topic sentence of the paragraph described.
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EXERCISE C5-2 Topic sentences - 1 of 5: For a paragraph in an essay about US murder convictions, which version would work well as a topic sentence?
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EXERCISE C5-2 Topic sentences - 2 of 5: For a paragraph in a paper on the benefits of recycling, which version would work better as a topic sentence?
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EXERCISE C5-2 Topic sentences - 3 of 5: In a paper on the benefits cell phones have brought to developing countries, which version would work better as the topic sentence of a paragraph?
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EXERCISE C5-2 Topic sentences - 4 of 5: In a paper surveying scientific studies on weight loss, which version would work better as the topic sentence of a paragraph?
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EXERCISE C5-2 Topic sentences - 5 of 5: In a paper on commuting patterns in the United States, which version would work well as the topic sentence of a paragraph?