Question:
On April Fools’ Day, a famous couple of vloggers uploaded a video in which they played a prank on their six-year-old daughter, announcing to her that they had to give her puppy away. The news made the little girl cry, but her distress didn’t stop her parents going on with the joke. This story is yet another example of how people sometimes don’t think of the consequences of their internet fame.
Which of the following sentences is the best topic sentence for the paragraph above?
A topic sentence identifies the main idea of the paragraph and states the point the writer wishes to make about that subject. Some people may forget the importance of the welfare of others, even their own children’s in their pursuit of likes and followers.
This sentence successfully addresses all the points made in the paragraph and is the correct answer.
April Fools’ brings all the benefits of laughter including stress relief and reducing strain on the heart.
This is not a good topic sentence as the paragraph actually makes the opposite point in that the joke stressed out the child.
Every person should have at least one social media account in order to be informed on what’s going on with the world.
The author does not make a point in favor of having social media accounts. Instead, the author warns us to not neglect other people’s feelings while in a pursuit for social media likes.Babies under 12 months of age tend to cry most in the late afternoon and early evening. We know the child cried, but we are not told of the child’s age or time of day when the child cried.