what is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

a.
to get the reader’s attention

b.
to identify the focus of a paragraph

c.
to conclude the paragraph

d.
to identify the essay’s thesis statement

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

What is the best way to manage oil transport on waterways? a. prevent oil spills and regulate the amount of oil that can be shipped at one time. b. use a skimmer, containment boom or chemical dispersant to clean up spilled oil. c. burn off oil spills from the water's surface when they occur.

Me? which of the following describes theodore roosevelt’s ideas about the role of the government? a) to keep the powerful from taking advantage of small business owners b) to all citizens get rich and to take care of the lazy c) to break all company trusts because all big businesses wanted to bully the smaller ones d) to close off all wild lands and leave them untouched