Question

WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST PLEASE HELP ME 20 POINTS
read the paragraph, then complete the problem. 1People say the necessities of life are food, water, shelter, and clothing, but I think a fifth item should be added to the list: scotch tape. 2Hardly a day passes that I do not use this sticky cellophane for some beneficial purpose. 3When I get so excited about my world history class that I tear a page in the book, scotch tape comes to my rescue. 4Have you ever been dressed up to eat at a big, fancy restaurant? 5Just as you get out of the car, someone cheerfully announces, "Your hem is down!" 6No need to panic; just stick it up with—you guessed it—scotch tape! 7So as you see, I may need food to eat, water to drink, a roof over my head, and a shirt on my back, but when it comes to downright convenience, scotch tape takes the cake. Select the number of the topic sentence:

Answer 1

I believe the topic sentence is sentence 1

Answer 2

Answer:

1. People say the necessities of life are food, water, shelter, and clothing, but I think a fifth item should be added to the list: scotch tape.

Explanation:

The given passage is all about the importance of scotch tape for the writer/narrator. She explains the usefulness of this item that she even thinks it should be included in the list of the basic items needed to survive. The topic sentence for this passage will be the first sentence for it gives the exact issue of what the following sentences will be dealing about. The sentences from 2-7 lists the various uses, needs and reasons for this scotch tape to be included in the list. The basic necessities of a person may have been food, clothes, water and a house, but for the speaker, scotch tape deserves to be included too. For to her, it has always been possible to remedy any misfortune with it and rescue herself from anything embarrassing or unfortunate.