Which is the best topic sentence for the following paragraph?



I walked to home plate and held my bat up. However, my hands were shaking so much that I couldn’t keep the bat still. The umpire even told me to calm down. I was still shaking when the first pitch came. It was high, but the umpire called it a strike since my bat was still moving.

A student is asked to write a CRQ on how the climate in Alaska impacts the transportation and infrastructure of the state.

Which topic sentence would be the most appropriate?

Read the following excerpt below and determine its text structure.

Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature. They are caused by germs. So, while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.

What’s the author’s purpose of the paragraph below?

I know that you want to go to the zoo today, but I would rather go to the beach. It is going to be hot outside, and it would be so nice to cool off in the water. We could bring the big beach ball to play with. We could build a sandcastle. I will even let you bury me in the sand. We could get ice cream at the snack bar after lunch. Doesn’t the beach sound like more fun than the zoo?

Which dialogue statement is written correctly?

____________going to do well on the test.

____________going out of town next week.

I can’t drive my car because one of _______tires is flat.

¹ A helicopter land near the top of a erupting

² volcanoe. With care and speed, a team of scientists gets out to do ³there work. “Ive been out there sometimes

⁴ when lava is shooting out of the ground 100 meters high exclaimed ⁵Margaret mangan a scientist that studies

⁶ volcanos.

Which line is missing an apostrophe?

¹ A helicopter land near the top of a erupting

² volcanoe. With care and speed, a team of scientists ³gets out to do there work. “Ive been out there ⁴sometimes when lava is shooting out of the ground ⁵100 meters high exclaimed Margaret mangan a ⁶scientist that studies volcanos.

Why is "there" not correct in Line 3?

¹ A helicopter land near the top of a erupting volcano. With care and ²speed, a team of scientists gets out to do there work. “Ive been out ³there sometimes when lava is shooting out of the ground 100 ⁴meters high exclaimed Margaret mangan a scientist that studies 5volcanoes.

Which line needs 1 comma to separate a nonrestrictive element from the noun it renames?

¹ A helicopter land near the top of a erupting

² volcanoe. With care and speed, a team of scientists gets out to do ³there work. “Ive been out there sometimes

⁴ when lava is shooting out of the ground 100 meters high exclaimed ⁵Margaret mangan a scientist that studies

⁶ volcanos.

What punctuation corrections needs to be in Line 4 after the word "high"?

Which statement is true regarding cause and effect?

In a book, the author includes information about the setting, conflict, and the background of the characters.

What part of the plot does this represent?

What would happen if a writer forgot to put a thesis statement in the introduction paragraph of an argumentative or informational essay?

Which type of writing should begin with a HOOK to capture a reader's interest?

Which BOOK title is written correctly?

Which of the following is NOT a component of a story’s plot?

Which of the following sentences best explains the meaning of a story’s central idea?

Which of the following statements represents a text in the 1st Person Point of View?

Which statement contains correct pronoun usage?

Which statement is incorrect with regards to pronoun usage?

After reading 2 stories by 2 different authors, a student wrote a paragraph about how both authors were similar in their attitudes toward the topic. What was the student’s topic sentence most likely discussing?

“There was no sound. Then the bird started again, and some kind of buzzing insect, and then a chattering and a cawing, and soon there was the same background of sound.”

“So much from a little spark. A friend and a guard from a tiny spark.”

“Fire!” he yelled. “I’ve got fire! I’ve got it, I’ve got it, I've got it!”

“He settled the nest in place once more and hit the rock with a series of blows, as fast as he could. The sparks flowed like a golden waterfall.”

“His throat tried to throw it back up, his whole body seemed to convulse with it, but his stomach took it, held it, and demanded more.”

In the sentence below, what is the

non-restrictive element?

Brian, a thirteen year-old boy, became stranded in the wilderness.

What type of element is the underlined portion?

Brian’s wallet, which contained a twenty dollar bill, was quite valuable to him.

Which of the following shows correct usage of a comma in a series?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which statement shows the correct order of an informational or explanatory essay’s introduction paragraph components?

Which statement shows the correct order of an argumentative essay’s introduction paragraph components?

Which statement is true regarding denotation and connotation?

______ gave me a book

That coat is __________.

I gave _________ a pencil.

First, I made flyers describing my service and prices. Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our neighborhood. A few days later my neighbors dog was my first customer. The owner thought I did such a nice job that he told all his friends. I've been in business almost a year and I'm so busy. Every Saturday I have about seven dog washing appointments. I hope to save enough money to buy a pet store some day.

What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

Read the passage and determine its text structure!

The term Amnesia refers to complete or partial memory loss. Almost all of us will experience some form of Amnesia in our lives, even if it’s just a simple case of verbal amnesia, like forgetting someone’s name. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to prevent amnesia. Here is a list of foods that you can eat to improve your memory: almonds, walnuts, bananas, honey, apples, and black pepper. Though these foods may not reverse post-traumatic amnesia, they should improve your memory in daily life if you eat them regularly enough.

An ­­­­­­­­­___________________ being is unlimited in its power.

A ________________ is a rising again or comeback of something.

An __________ quality of someone is present since birth, or is a quality of something that is essential to it.

To do something in ___________ is to do it in harmony with others, all together at one time.

That which is _________ has no end or any limits whatsoever.

Full of humor is ______________.

After he broke Mrs. A’s gum rule, the consequence for his _______________ was a detention.

A relatively flat highland is a _________.

A _______________ is an organism, such as a bacterium or virus, that causes disease.

________________is the art of beautiful handwriting using special pens or brushes.