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What is the purpose of the opening paragraph in an essay?

A.
It presents the topic of the essay.
B.
It provides details that support the author's main idea.
C.
It summarizes the author's closing statements.
D.
It restates the author's main idea.

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A it presents the topic
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Answer:

A, it presents the topic of your essay.

Step-by-step explanation:

The introduction paragraph is the ground-breaking paragraph that hooks and grabs your readers attention, it introduces the topic of your essay and explains your upcoming paragraphs with a thesis statement also at the end of the paragraph.

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