Question

Identify the topic sentence:

Throughout the centuries, some form of written communication has been utilized. In earlier times, people carved or painted messages on rocks. People then began writing on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls. With the dawn of the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were laboriously hand-copied. With the advent of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century, the modern printing industry came to life.

• A. In earlier times, people carved or painted messages on rocks.
• B. Throughout the centuries, some form of written communication has been utilized.
• C. With the advent of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century, the modern printing industry came to life.
• D. With the dawn of the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were laboriously hand-copied.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Throughout the centuries, some form of written communication has been utilized.

The topic sentence of the given paragraph is Option B. A Topic Sentence depicts the content of a paragraph in brief. Here, the idea that writing was always used as a mean for communication is the central idea. Options A, C and D are incorrect as they all describe different ways in which writing has been used in different times and does not portray the central idea.