Read the excerpt below and answer the question. jem and scout learned many things in two years; however, they do not learn algebra. by using semicolons in the sentence above, the author is select all that apply. creating tension closely connecting the different ideas creating energy and momentum giving the writing a staccato feeling

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

vey information about pap? physical description beliefs actions interactions

im not sure if its a or b but i think its b because of the past tense