In the paragraph below, each sentence is numbered.
1Some every day words are actually based on people’s names. 2One example is the word sandwich. 3When 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. 4He then asked a servant to bring him some roast beef between two pieces of toasted bread. 5The quick, portable snack was soon called a sandwich.
Which sentence is the topic sentence?
4
2
5
3
1