what is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

a.
to get the reader’s attention

b.
to identify the focus of a paragraph

c.
to conclude the paragraph

d.
to identify the essay’s thesis statement

brutus overlooks that the majority of the crowd served julius caesar the military general. he appeals to their citizenship as romans by calling them first by that name in his salutation: "romans, countrymen, lovers." mark antony, however, speaks in terms understood by the military, by calling them first by, "friends, romans, countrymen." he recalls not only caesar the general but caesar the friend, whose body they see covered with stab wounds.

the nation will get back everything that was lost

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