Question

Study the sentences below. The information looks like a paragraph, but it’s not. Can you figure out why?

An Italian named Marconi invented the radio. The first radio was called a wireless. During World War II, most people got their news from listening to a radio. Today, people often listen to radio programs in their cars. Cell phones have changed the way people live. Everywhere you go these days, you see people talking on cell phones. Some people think cell phones make life more dangerous. They can cause accidents. People shouldn’t talk on their cell phones while driving a car. Watching television can be a waste of time. Many people spend many hours every day watching television. It would be better if people would talk to each other. That would be a good idea. Some of us might discover that our neighbor is more interesting than our favorite television series

Answer 1

A paragraph usually starts with a topic sentence, then the middle with detailed sentences, explanations, and then finally the conclusion.

It's a text which gives us information on how it began with the radio, then cell phones and television. It's like an informative text and subjective and the author gives its opinion.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is not a paragraph because it has not been indented. And the author could have also double spaced his lines but he/she did not.

Explanation:

And there ya go also this is another answer that the school has provided

Can you see why this isn’t a paragraph? If you answered that it contains more than one topic, you’re right. In fact, it contains a number of topics—Marconi, the wireless, news on radio, car radios, cell phones, the dangers of cell phones, watching television, and talking with neighbors. Wow! What a list for one “paragraph”!

A real paragraph has only one main topic. The topic sentence, which contains the main idea of a paragraph, should help tie all of the other sentences together with the topic.