Which paragraph opening is the strongest for an analytical response to a text about loneliness?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The writer uses repeated images of empty rooms to show that loneliness can exist even in a crowd
- Step 1: A strong topic sentence names a technique, a specific example and what it shows.
- Step 2: The option 'The writer uses repeated images of empty rooms to show that loneliness can exist even in a crowd' links repeated images to an idea about loneliness; the others are vague or plot-based.
Answer
technique, example and meaning in one sentence.
Why not the others: The option 'The writer uses a lot of images in the text...' is vague; the option 'There are rooms in the text...' retells; the option 'Loneliness is a bad feeling...' makes a general comment without referring to the text.
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