Question

For this topic sentence, what is the best, most logical order for the following

supporting sentences?
Topic sentence: My friend Susan McCarthy, coauthor of When Elephants
Weep, recently reminded me that reading about eating can occasionally send
one running away from the kitchen.
1: "They sort of peel them with their teeth," she explained.
II: Susan has considered posting this passage on her refrigerator as an
appetite suppressant.
III: She mentioned a passage she had read about how killer whales feed on
humpback whales.
—Anne Fadiman, "The Literary Glutton" Ex Libris: Confessions of a
Common Reader (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998).

Answer 1

The logical order for the supporting sentences is to first introduce the passage Susan mentioned, then provide a descriptive quote from this passage, and conclude with how it impactingly serves as an appetite suppressant, bolstering the topic sentence's claim.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best, most logical order for the supporting sentences following the topic sentence 'My friend Susan McCarthy, coauthor of When Elephants Weep, recently reminded me that reading about eating can occasionally send one running away from the kitchen.' should display a clear progression of thought. The ideal sequence would be:

1. She mentioned a passage she had read about how killer whales feed on humpback whales.
2. "They sort of peel them with their teeth," she explained.
3. Susan has considered posting this passage on her refrigerator as an appetite suppressant.

This order starts with introducing the passage Susan mentioned, then moves into a description of the content with a direct quote, and finally, it concludes with how it affects Susan personally and supports the topic sentence's point about reading potentially affecting one's desire to eat.