Part 1 Writing a Paragraph

PRACTICE I Remember. the topic sentence indicates the main idea of a paragraph and is the most
general statement in the paragraph.
Recognizing 1bpic
Sentences STEP I Decide which of the following sentences is the topic sentence of the
paragraph.
STEP 2 Write T5 on the line next to that sentence.
STEP 3 Decide the order of the supporting sentences and number them 551, SS2,
553, and so on.

Paragraph I
_ _ a. It enables customers to do severa.l banking transactions twenty-four
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hours a day.
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b. In addition, a customer ca.n transfer funds between accounts or get a

cash advance on a credit card.
___'_c. An automated teller machine (ATM) is a convenient miniature bank.

-)-4. For example, a customer ca.n use an ATM to deposit money and wtthdra.w
a limited amount of cash.

Paragraph 1
( )- _ _ a. After an attack by a great white, 462 stitches were required to sew up
an Austra.lia.n scuba. diver.
Ip,. _ _ b. With their razor-sharp teeth and strong jaws, great white sharks are
very dangerous .
;' A ._ _ c. Nevertheless, one did just tha.t near a public beach in Austra.li& in 1985.
_ _ d. Even when they &tta.ck humans, however, great whites do not usually eat
them.
_ _ •• It bit in h&1f and totally devoured) a young female swimmer.
;! _ _ f. Great whites do not usually attack humans, but when they do, they
always cause seriOUS 1I:Uury and even death.

Paragraph 3
_._ a. Another importa.nt change was that people had the freedom to live and
work wherever they wanted.
_ _ b. The earliest sigDifica.nt change was for farming f&m.llies, who were no
longer
_ _ c. The final maJor change brought by the automobUe was the buUding of
superhighways, suburbs, huge shopping centers, and many theme parks

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The automobUe revollitlon1Z8d. the Amer1ca.n way of life.

___ e. The automobUe enabled them to drive to towns and c1tles comfortably
and conveniently.
_ f . In fact, people could work in a busy metropolitan city and drive home to
the quiet suburbs.

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