Which transition is the best choice to complete the 5th sentence? 1Some people are born superstars, really! 2Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer is a perfect example. 3 his hands and feet are bigger than normal, which helps him move quickly through the water. 4___ he can reach his arms higher above his head than can other swimmers.

5 Some people argue, , that because he has natural advantages over other swimmers, it was not fair that he won eight gold medals in 2008.

A. Consequently
B. First of all
C. For the same reason
D. Equally important

b, c, a

Explanation: in order the first is b the second c and the last is a i don’t see a d tho

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.