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Which of the following is a claim for the following question?

Are bicycle helmets important?

• Bicycle helmets are horrible.

• Bicycle helmets are important because they are important.

• Bicycle helmets are important because they keep people safe.

• Helmets are

A topic sentence:

• Is not important

• guides your writing

• uses 1st person

• restates the question

A paragraph is a group of sentences that are about the same

• topic

• word

• detail

• book

What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you?

• How many sentences the paragraph has

• A supporting detail about the topic

• The main idea of a paragraph/what it's about

• a summary of the supporting detail

The topic sentence is the _____ sentence of a paragraph.

• first

• second

• third

• last

Which of these is most likely a topic sentence?

• Out of all the pizza toppings, pepperoni is the best.

• First, pepperoni is salty, crispy, and chewy.

• I usually order pepperoni on my pizza, but today I got olives.

• In conclusion, pepperoni is a perfect pizza topping.

What would be the guiding question for the following topic sentence?

Having friends and being a good friend can sometimes be work.

• Is it easy to be a friend?

• What do you do for work?

• Do you have a best friend?

Which one of the following questions would guide the following topic sentence?

Cell phones should be turned off during class time because if they ring, they can distract all of the students in the class.

• Are cell phones awesome?

• Do you have a cell phone?

• How much do you use your phone in class?

• should students be allowed to have cell phones in class?