Question

Read the following paragraph. Which sentence is the topic sentence?

I first stopped by the store to pick up a few groceries. Then, I dropped off my letters at the post office. I had a dentist appointment in the afternoon. Finally, I attended my best friend’s birthday party in the evening. My day was long and exhausting.

(1)- I first stopped by the store to pick up a few groceries.
(2)-Then, I dropped off my letters at the post office.
(3)- I had a dentist appointment in the afternoon.
(4)- Finally, I attended my best friend's birthday party in the evening.
(5)- My day was long and exhausting.

Answer 1

Number 5 is the answer because it summarizes the topic of the paragraph.

Answer 2

(5)- My day was long and exhausting.

Step-by-step explanation:

A topic sentence is a sentence which helps in providing the summary of the whole paragraph. It gives the basic idea of the whole paragraph in one sentence. All the other lines are the additional information which the topic sentence focuses on. In the given paragraph the basic idea of it is to focus on the day spent by the writer. Hence option 5 is the topic sentence of the paragraph.