Question

Read the paragraph.

The Grand Canyon is about 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, and anywhere from 1 to 18 miles wide. Located in Arizona, it is one of the most breathtaking places in the world. In 1869, an American geologist named John Wesley Powell led a river expedition through the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers. Powell named the area the Grand Canyon. Thousands of people come from around the world to visit the canyon.

Which represents the topic sentence?


a)The Grand Canyon is about 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, and anywhere from 1 to 18 miles wide.

b)Located in Arizona, it is one of the most breathtaking places in the world.

c)In 1869, an American geologist named John Wesley Powell led a river expedition through the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers.

d)Thousands of people come from around the world to visit the canyon.

Answer 1

I think it's the second sentence because usually in the topic sentence you would obviously state a little fact about what you're going to be talking about and then this paragraph would be followed by sentence a then b then c.