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2 06 Topic Sentence Exercises

The document contains three paragraphs about different topics. The first paragraph discusses precautions to take when driving in winter weather such as adding antifreeze and carrying emergency supplies. The second paragraph discusses alternative fuels and engine types that researchers are experimenting with to reduce dependence on oil. The third paragraph discusses different forms of written communication that have been used throughout history.

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2 06 Topic Sentence Exercises

The document contains three paragraphs about different topics. The first paragraph discusses precautions to take when driving in winter weather such as adding antifreeze and carrying emergency supplies. The second paragraph discusses alternative fuels and engine types that researchers are experimenting with to reduce dependence on oil. The third paragraph discusses different forms of written communication that have been used throughout history.

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Paragraph 1

a. Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the
container.
b. First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often.
c. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less troublesome if you take a few simple precautions.
d. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a windshield scraper
in your car when driving in winter weather.
e. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.

Paragraph 2

a. A breakthrough in one of these areas will hopefully provide a means of relieving both the overstretched oil market
and the environment.
b. Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and fuels as alternatives
to the conventional gasoline engines.
c. One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been avaliable for several years.
d. Finally, several automobile manufactureres are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture of gasoline and
methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel.
e. A further type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene and other
petroleum distillates.
f. The increasing depletion of oil reserves, along with environmental concerns, have prompted some radical
developments in car design over the past few years

Paragraph 3

a. Later on, people began to write on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls.
b. In the earliest times, people carved or painted messages on rocks.
c. In the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were laboriously copied by
hand.
d. With the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, the modern printing industry was
born.
e. Some form of written communication has been used throughout the centuries.
Write good topic sentences to begin each of the following paragraphs. Remember to include both a topic and a
controlling idea.

1. Americans relaxing at home, for example, may put on kimonos, which is a Japanese word. Americans who live in
a warm climate may take an afternoon siesta on an outdoors patio without even realising that these are Spanish
words. In their gardens, they may enjoy the fragrance of jasmine flowers, a word that came into English from
Persian. They may even relax on a chaise longue, while sipping a drink made with vodka, words of French and
Russian origin, respectively.

2. In European universities, students are not required to attend classes. In fact, professors in Germany generally do
not know the names of the students enrolled in their courses. In the United States, however, students are required
to attend all classes and may be penalized if they do not. Furthermore, in the European system, there is usually
just one comprehensive examination at the end of the students' entire four or five years of study. In the American
system, on the other hand, there are usually numerous quizzes, texts, and homework assignments, and there is
almost always a final examination in each course at the end of the semester.

3. For example, the Eskimos, living in a treeless region of snow and ice, sometimes build temporary homes out of
thick blocks of ice. People who live in deserts, on the other hand, use the most available material, mud or clay,
which provides good insulation from the heat. In Northern Europe, Russia and other areas of the world where
forests are plentiful, people usually construct their homes out of wood. In the islands of the South Pacific, where
there is a plentiful supply of bamboo and palm, people use these tough, fibrous plants to build their home.

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