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Every paragraph in an essay should have A. cause-and-effect signal words to indicate key relationships. B. a written appeal to the audience. C. a topic sentence that states the main idea. D. three supporting paragraphs.

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The answer is (c) a topic sentence that states the main idea
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I would definitely go with C. a topic sentence. While A. is never a bad idea, essay paragraphs tend to get marked as off topic if there is not a topic sentence. Hope this is helpful!
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