(for the article "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth) What do the word choices and writing style of the passage reveal about the author? A) She seems to be uneducated. B) She does not care about the topic. C) She is very passionate about the topic. D) She is an influential member of society.

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could   chuck around 35 feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

mailman is the most possessive answee

to persuade readers which is answer c