Question

A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life. A sailboat glistening on the horizon provides a mental escape to faraway places. The rhythm of the ocean beating against the sand is sedating music to a troubled mind. A slow, gentle breeze can relax your tensions. You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach.1) What sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph? 2) What sentence is unrelated to the topic and can be eliminated?

Answer 1

1.) The topic sentence I believe should be "a trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life". This is because that sentence is a summary of the message the writer was trying to pass across.

2.) "You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach". Thus sentence is a negative and can be cut off easily from the essay.