Instructions: write a paragraph of at least 150 words using one of your subtopic ideas from the lesson "expository writing" and the outline you wrote for the lesson "paragraph structure." answer the questions below concerning the first draft of your paragraph. what is the topic sentence? what is the subject of the topic sentence? what is the controlling idea of the topic sentence? which sentences in the paragraph do not support or prove the controlling idea?

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.