Identify the main idea of the following paragraph and make the revision of it.According to Rachel Jones, Assistant Director of Housing Service, the initial purchase and installation of carpeting would cost $300 per room. Considering the number of rooms in the three residence halls, carpeting amounts to a substantial investment. Additionally, once the carpets are installed, the university would need to maintain them through the purchase of more vacuum cleaners and shampoo machines. This money would be better spent on other dorm improvements that would benefit more residents, such as expanded kitchen facilities and improved recreational space. Thus carpets would be too expensive.--The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing by Ramage, Bean & Johnson,2009, p. 528The topic sentence (main idea) is _____ of the paragraph.A. at the beginning B. at the end
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- 1. Would you please write down the main idea of each paragraph in Text A?
- The topic sentence, sometimes called a general statement, presents the topic or the main idea of the paragraph, and it always appears at the beginning of a paragraph.
- Which of the following ere goods that consumers would make an extra effort to purchase?
- For the types of topic sentence, what is one of the exceptions mentioned?( ) A: Topic sentence at the beginning B: Topic sentence at the end C: Main idea in more than one sentence D: Topic sentence in the middle
- What is the function of the topic sentence in a paragraph? A: prove, back up or explain the main idea B: express the main idea of a paragraph C: summarize the paragraph D: none of above