What is a central idea of Walton's letter to Washington? A

an explanation of the kind of man McIntosh is

B

a request to move McIntosh from his station in Georgia to the Grand Army

С

a request for advice regarding the friends of the deceased governor who are

"sore" about his loss in the duel

D

an explanation of the duel that took place between McIntosh and Governor

Gwinnett

The correct answer is B) a request to move McIntosh from his station in Georgia to the Grand Army.

A central idea of Walton's letter to Washington is the following: "a request to move McIntosh from his station in Georgia to the Grand Army."

On August 5, 1777, George Walton sent a letter to General George Washington asking permission to send Lachland McIntosh to the Grand Army because he has deemed correct after the duel he had against Governor Button Gwinnett. In the event, McIntosh had killed the governor. That is why Walton deemed it necessary to move McIntosh from Georgia camp to the Grand Army.

idk= i don't know the answer

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.