Question

question 20 (5 points)
barry knows about the abcs of writing, including that the abstract tells the reader what he is going to talk about in his document. in a paragraph, what term is equivalent to the abstract?

illustration sentence
coherent sentence
topic sentence
transition sentence

Explanation:

Analyze the function of an abstract

An abstract summarizes the main points and purpose of a larger document, telling the reader what the document is about before they read it.

Compare to paragraph elements

Within a single paragraph, the sentence that introduces the main idea and tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about is the topic sentence.

Evaluate the given options

• Illustration sentence: Provides examples or evidence.
• Coherent sentence: Not a standard structural term for introducing a main idea.
• Topic sentence: Introduces the main idea of a paragraph, equivalent to an abstract for a document.
• Transition sentence: Connects different ideas or paragraphs.

Answer:

• Illustration sentence
• Coherent sentence
• Topic sentence (Correct answer)
• Transition sentence