EXERCISE 3–2 Topic sentences

EXERCISE 3–2 Topic sentences

In each pair, click on the sentence that would work well as the topic sentence of the paragraph described. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

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EXERCISE 3–2 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 3–2 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 3–2 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 3–2 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 3–2 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?