Topic sentences and a little more

Select the topic in the following topic sentence below:

My first driving lesson was a disaster.

• My first driving lesson

• Was a disaster

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The process of getting a driver's license has several steps.

• The process of getting a driver's license

• Several steps

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My ability to speak English has changed my life in several important ways.

• My ability to speak English

• Life changes

• Several important ways

Select the topic in the following topic sentence below:

Some computer games involve the player in physical activity.

• Computer games

• Physical activity

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Cloudy weather affects certain people in negative ways.

• Cloudy weather

• Negative people

Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from each topic sentence below:

Almost anyone can get a good grade if they follow these instructions.

• express an opinion

• tell steps in a process

• narrate a story

Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from each topic sentence below:

There are three major causes of obesity in children.

• compare two subjects

• explain causes / effects

• describe a topic

Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from each topic sentence below:

I will always remember a fishing trip that I took with my father when I was 12 years old.

• compare two subjects

• explain causes / effects

• narrate a story

Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from each topic sentence below:

I believe that students could not own credit cards.

• tell steps in a process

• explain causes / effects

• express an opinion

Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from each topic sentence below:

Owls are different from hawks in several significant ways.

• compare two subjects

• describe a topic

• express an opinion