To achieve unity in your paragraph, you should
a. group similar sentences together.
b. generate interesting supporting details.
c. remove any ideas that do not support your topic sentence.
d. include all of the most interesting ideas from your prewriting.
e. cross out ideas that you do not want to develop.
Ques. 2Your topic sentence should express an obvious or well-known fact.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3The controlling idea is an essential part of the topic sentence that makes a point about the
topic.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 4The sentence I am going to write about my career is not a strong topic sentence because
a. it is too vague.
b. it expresses an incomplete thought.
c. it is too narrow.
d. it cannot be supported.
e. it is an announcement.
Ques. 5The sentence, Today's children are spoiled,is not a strong topic sentence because
a. it is too vague.
b. it expresses an incomplete thought.
c. it is an announcement.
d. it cannot be supported.
e. it is too narrow.
Ques. 6Ebony's instructor asked her to write a paragraph about relationships. Ebony used
brainstorming to narrow her topic and came up with the ideas below. Which of her topics is still too broad?
a. When I tried Internet dating
b. Marriage
c. My best friend
d. Deciding to marry my husband
e. Losing my sister
Ques. 7You can use freewriting, brainstorming, clustering, or questioning to narrow your topic.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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