Question

In the paragraph below, each sentence is numbered.

Some every day words are actually based on people’s names. One example is the word sandwich. When the Earl of Sandwich, a British nobleman who loved to play cards, became hungry during a game in 1762, he did not want to stop playing. He then asked a servant to bring him some roast beef between two pieces of toasted bread. The quick, portable snack was soon called a sandwich.

Which sentence is the topic sentence?

2


5


3


4


1

Answer 1

Sentence 1 is the topic sentence. It introduces what the rest of the paragraph is about.