What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. To state the main idea the paragraph develops
- Step 1: A well-built paragraph has one main idea. Step 2. The topic sentence, usually at the start, states it. Answer: to state the main idea. Why not the others: Source lists, whole-text summaries and surprising endings are other parts of a text.
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