Question

Which supporting detail would best develop this topic sentence from an

expository essay?
The first step in cooking is to gather the tools and ingredients called
for in the recipe.
A. In a survey, 23 percent of sixth-grade students reported that they
make dinner for the family at least once a month.
B. To make an omelet, begin by cracking the eggs into a bowl.
C. Finally, make sure that you have followed all the steps of the
recipe correctly
D. In most cases, you'll find information about what supplies you
need listed at the top of the recipe.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason that D is the correct answer is because it directly supports and gives some more information about the topic sentence. For example, Option A only gives a statistic for an entirely different topic - it doesn't have anything to do with gathering the recipe materials. Option B talks about making an omelet, however, the topic sentence does not talk about making omelets. Lastly, C is not the right answer because it says the word "Finally" which means that it is a concluding sentence and the concluding sentence does not develop a topic sentence. Therefore, D is the correct option.