Question

A topic sentence in a paragraph

• A. Forecasts the structure, but not the content, of a paragraph
• B. Is only used for paragraphs that contain more than one idea
• C. Is most effective when it is very explicit
• D. Appears at the end of the paragraph as a summary statement.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Is most effective when it is very explicit

The first sentence or topic sentence should be explicitly clear about the content of the rest of the paragraph. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not perform this function, hence incorrect.