Question

Identify the topic sentence:
People all over Britain worked to make, equip and support military, commercial and fishing fleets. So, many people found work in construction and maintenance work related to the shipping industry. Ships needed to be supplied with sails, ropes and other essentials; warships needed cannon and gunpowder; sailors and passengers needed food and these requirements kept people in employment throughout the year. Thus, seafaring was an important source of work for not only sailors and fishermen, but for many others.

• A. People all over Britain worked to make, equip and support military, commercial and fishing fleets.
• B. Thus, seafaring was an important source of work for not only sailors and fishermen, but for many others.
• C. So, many people found work in construction and maintenance work related to the shipping industry.
• D. Ships needed to be supplied with sails, ropes and other essentials; warships needed cannon and gunpowder; sailors and passengers needed food and these requirements kept people in employment throughout the year.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Thus, seafaring was an important source of work for not only sailors and fishermen, but for many others.

The correct topic sentence is Option B as it mentions that seafaring provided a lot of job opportunities for people. A topic sentence depicts the overall idea of the paragraph in brief. Options A and C are incorrect as they mention that the people worked in various sectors of the shipping industry but does not give an overview of the situation. Option D is incorrect as it mentions about the requirements in a ship and how they kept the people employed, thus not fulfilling the purpose of a topic sentence.