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luvbio

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What functions do a topic sentence and a thesis statement share?
 
  a. They introduce the topic and arouse the interest of the reader.
  b. They provide a generalization about the topic.
  c. They introduce the audience's opinion about the topic.
  d. They introduce the author's opinion about the topic.
  e. They announce what the focus of the essay or paragraph will be.

Question 2

The topic relationships would need to be narrowed, or made more specific, before writing an
  essay about it.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



vickybb89

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

TRUE



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