Autobiography 8
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
Quiz: Autobiography
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to identify the focus of a paragraph
The Structure of an Essay
to conclude the paragraph
Quiz: The Structure of an
Essay
to identify the essay's thesis statement
Literary Response
to get the reader's attention
Quiz: Literary Response
what is the purpose of a topic sentence in paragraph

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians