Question

To identify the topic of a paragraph, you should use all of the following techniques, except:

Read the first and last sentence.

Search for repeated words and ideas.

Look for ideas or words that are inferred.

Read the fourth and last sentence.

Answer 1

Read the fourth and last sentence.

Step-by-step explanation:

When reading a paragraph, the topic sentence or the thesis statement is the all-embracing statement that captures the main details or major points being projected by the author. Supporting details help the reader to easily identify the main point.

These supporting details that serve as clues to the topic of the paragraph can be found when the reader;

1. Reads the first and last sentences.

2. Search for words and ideas that were repeated by the author, and

3. Deduces inferences that were made by the writer.