Question

Which are characteristics of a good topic sentence? Check all that apply.

It is concise.
It is general.
It states the paper’s thesis.
It expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
It supports the main idea of the paper.
It is specific enough for one paragraph.
It is in the form of a question.

Answer 1

A,D,E

a. It is concise.

d. it expresses the main idea of the paragraph.

e. it supports the main idea of the paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answers are: A, D and E.

Topic sentences summarizes the whole content of a paragraph. They are usually the first sentence in a paragraph and each paragraph has its own topic sentence.

Since they are a kind of summary, they should be short, specific and concise.