Jane Dewhurst Topic Sentences - Answers Writing I Exercise 1 The ...
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<strong>Jane</strong> <strong>Dewhurst</strong><br />
<strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Sentences</strong> - <strong>Answers</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> I<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> 1<br />
<strong>The</strong> sentences have been arranged in the correct order and the topic sentence underlined.<br />
Paragraph 1<br />
c. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less troublesome if you take a few simple<br />
precautions.<br />
b. First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often.<br />
e. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.<br />
a. Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly<br />
break the container.<br />
d. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a<br />
windshield scraper in your car when driving in winter weather.<br />
Paragraph 2<br />
f. <strong>The</strong> increasing depletion of oil reserves, along with environmental concerns, have prompted<br />
some radical developments in car design over the past few years.<br />
b. Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and<br />
fuels as alternatives to the conventional gasoline engines.<br />
c. One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been avaliable for<br />
several years.<br />
e. A further type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil,<br />
kerosene and other petroleum distillates.<br />
d. Finally, several automobile manufactureres are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture<br />
of gasoline and methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel.<br />
a. A breakthrough in one of these areas will hopefully provide a means of relieving both the<br />
overstretched oil market and the environment.<br />
Paragraph 3<br />
e. Some form of written communication has been used throughout the centuries.<br />
b. In the earliest times, people carved or painted messages on rocks.<br />
a. Later on, people began to write on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls.<br />
c. In the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were<br />
laboriously copied by hand.<br />
d. With the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, the modern printing<br />
industry was born.<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> 2<br />
Here are some suggestions for topic sentences to begin the paragraphs:<br />
1. Although the majority of Americans may not be aware of it, many features of their culture<br />
and their language are in fact imports from other cultures.<br />
2. University systems and syllabi can vary considerably from country to country and particularly<br />
from continent to continent.<br />
3. House construction in various parts of the world depends mainly on the availability of<br />
building materials.<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> 3<br />
Here are some suggestions for topic sentences on each of the topics:<br />
a. <strong>The</strong> health hazards caused by smoking cigarettes are well-known in today's society.<br />
<strong>The</strong> history of cigarette is one that goes back almost as far as the history of civilisation itself.<br />
<strong>The</strong> debate about cigarette smoking in public places shows no sign of coming to an end.<br />
b. Travelling to another country can involve varying degrees of preparation and planning.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are various hazards about which the individual about to embark on a journey to a
<strong>Jane</strong> <strong>Dewhurst</strong><br />
<strong>Topic</strong> <strong>Sentences</strong> - <strong>Answers</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> I<br />
foreign country should be aware.<br />
Travel to a foreign country used to be a luxury that only the rich could enjoy.<br />
c. <strong>The</strong>re are many reasons why people oppose the annual investment of billions of dollars in<br />
space exploration.<br />
<strong>The</strong> motivations behind space exploration in America have always been an intriguing<br />
mixture or intellectual curiousity and ideological belief.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recent loss of a further space shuttle has served as a painful reminder of the hazards of<br />
space exploration.<br />
d. <strong>The</strong> effect of certain forms of rock music on young people has long been a cause for<br />
concern.<br />
<strong>The</strong> emergence of rock music is usually dated to the 1950s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lifestyles of rock musicians are of necessity unusual and alternative.<br />
e. <strong>The</strong>re may be diverse factors that motivate a young person to study foreign languages.<br />
Foreign languages are a sadly neglected area of study in Great Britain nowadays.<br />
<strong>The</strong> benefits of studying a foreign language are many and diverse.<br />
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