Question

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read the implied thesis statement:
being surrounded by nature is important for your well - being because spending time in natural settings has a restorative effect on your physical, mental, and emotional health.
which of the following could be a topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay?

• playing video games is one way that people can relieve stress.
• people who live in the city have a twenty percent higher risk of anxiety disorders and a forty percent higher risk of mood disorders as compared to those who live in rural areas.
• naturalist john burroughs wrote, \i go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.\
• taking a break from work in natural surroundings can help ease stress and increase mental clarity.

Explanation:

The thesis is about nature's restorative effect on physical, mental, and emotional health. We need a topic sentence related to nature and well - being.

• The first option is about video games, not nature, so it's out.
• The second option compares city and rural living but doesn't directly link to nature's restorative effect on an individual's well - being in a way that a topic sentence for this essay should.
• The third option is a quote, which is more of a supporting detail than a topic sentence that introduces a paragraph's main idea about nature's effect.
• The fourth option, "Taking a break from work in natural surroundings can help ease stress and increase mental clarity", directly relates to nature (natural surroundings) and its positive effect on mental well - being (ease stress, increase mental clarity), which aligns with the thesis.

Answer:

D. Taking a break from work in natural surroundings can help ease stress and increase mental clarity.