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Each group of sentences below could be organized into and written as a paragraph. In each group, select the letter of the topic sentence. Which sentence is the topic sentence?
A) The insect begins life as an egg.
B) The fully developed larva, or caterpillar, spins a cocoon and forms a pupa inside it.
C) There are four stages in the metamorphosis of certain insects.
D) Once hatched, the wormlike larva grows, shedding its skin several times.
E) At last the winged adult emerges, looking completely different from all its previous forms.
Metamorphosis
A profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from caterpillar to butterfly.
Larva
The immature, wingless, and often worm-like stage in the life cycle of insects, before they transform into adults.
Pupa
A transitional stage of a developing insect, after larva and before adulthood, during which it undergoes transformation.
- Identify and select topic sentences from a group of sentences.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify and select topic sentences from a group of sentences.
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