The underlined sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph.

I really need to explain why I chose the college that I did. First of all, I really think that this college has the best pre-medical program, and since I want to be a doctor, I think this is the place I should be. Also, this college is very welcoming and friendly; I really think I can make a lot of friends here. Finally, this college is affordable. I won't have to have all kinds of part-time jobs to be able to pay the tuition. I can focus more on my studies.

True
False

The topic sentence would most likely be the first sentence. (You didn't underline a sentence, so I'm giving you the straight answer.)

Explanation:

The reasoning for that would be because the sentence is the only one that is introducing what is going to be happening in the paragraph. It basically tells you what is in the paragraph without the reasoning and the explaining.

All the other sentences are just supporting details/ideas to the main idea not the topic sentence.

If you had to underline anything it would be the first sentence for the topic sentence.

If you have any questions related to my answer to the problem, please do not be afraid to ask! I hope this helped. :)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)