Paragraph structure ENGL100

Which one of the following can be the topic sentence of this paragraph?

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You can take a bus, ride in a car, or ride a bike. The first kind of transportation is the ever popular bus. Buses can be cheaper than driving. Buses are also good for the environment because it’s like a big car pool. Cars can be a fantastic way of getting to school. They are private, so you don’t have to worry about a person you despise sitting next to you. A bike is the least expensive of all. Bike riding gives you the exercise you need to start the day actively. It is also good for the air pollution prevention. All these transportation can be a great way to get to school or home from school. Everyone is free to choose whichever method suits them.

• There are many ways to get to and from school.

• Students can go to school by bus.

• School transportation is an important issue.

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Which one of the following can be the best Topic sentence for this paragraph?

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Everyone knows Whatsapp and uses it in his or her communication with friends and family. For example, my grandfather always uses Whatsapp to call his grandchildren. He says it is cheaper than landline calling and it is easier to know who to call when you can see the photos of the people recorded on your phone. Discord is another platform young people use to communicate with their peers on a theme-specific arena. They mostly use the platform to have interest groups so that they can chat about a particular topic or a game. Some young people have more than ten different groups on their discord accounts. Then, there is facebook which is called "old people's instagram". Many adults, born before 2000s have facebook accounts and they use it to keep in contact with their friends and relatives. Messenger feature of this platform, also, allows people to call each other without the need of a telephone number. Smart phones are the tools that tie people of all ages to life.

• Whatsapp and facebook are for old people.

• Smart phones are the best invention of all times.

• Communication tools on smart phones are appealing to every age group.

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What are the three supports for this paragraph?

Everyone knows Whatsapp and uses it in his or her communication with friends and family. For example, my grandfather always uses Whatsapp to call his grandchildren. He says it is cheaper than landline calling and it is easier to know who to call when you can see the photos of the people recorded on your phone. Discord is another platform young people use to communicate with their peers on a theme-specific arena. They mostly use the platform to have interest groups so that they can chat about a particular topic or a game. Some young people have more than ten different groups on their discord accounts. Then, there is facebook which is called "old people's instagram". Many adults, born before 2000s have facebook accounts and they use it to keep in contact with their friends and relatives. Messenger feature of this platform, also, allows people to call each other without the need of a telephone number. Smart phones are the tools that tie people of all ages to life.

• Whatsapp

  Grandfather

  Discord

• Whatsapp

  Discord

  Facebook

• Facebook

  Old people

  Instagram

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Which one of the following can be a good support for the following topic?

"Drinking water has immense effects on human body's well-being."

• Water consists of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms

• Washing our hands with clean water and soap protects us from getting sick.

• Six to eight glasses of water everyday helps clean the internal organs.

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Which one of the following can be a good support for the following topic?

"Dress for success."

• People choose a formal attire when they are to attend a business meeting.

• Dresses are preferred by women to wear in their daily lives.

• My little brother always wears shorts.

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Which one of the following can be a good Topic Sentence for the following topic?

"Dress for success."

• Good quality clothes are important.

• The clothes people choose to wear have great impact on their success.

• People can wear comfortable clothes everywhere.

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The first step of writing is ...

• Writing the first draft

• Making a plan

• Pre-writing for generating ideas.

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Which one of the following is NOT a pre-writing technique?

• Planning

• Questioning

• Clustering

In the fifth step of writing, 'editing' we check our work for ...

• Plan and organization

• Content and ideas

• Grammar and structure

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Each body paragraph opens with a ....

• Supporting idea

• Supporting example

• Topic sentence

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