What is one question a writer should ask him/herself when revising the topic sentences of the
body paragraphs?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
Read this writing situation carefully and then determine which of the following correctly
identifies the four parts of the writing situation.
Your chemistry teacher asks you to write a report that describes the results of a test for
contaminants in the college's drinking water.
a. Your topic is a lab report, your audience is the college, your purpose is to inform, and your
genre is report.
b. Your topic is contaminants in the college drinking water, your audience is the college, your
purpose is to persuade, and your genre is report.
c. Your topic is contaminants in the college drinking water, your audience is your chemistry
teacher, your purpose is to inform, and the genre is a report.
d. Your topic is drinking water, your audience is your chemistry professor, your purpose is to
persuade, and your genre is a report.