Where is the main idea of a paragraph stated?
A. In a supporting sentence
B. In the topic sentence
c. In a clincher
D. In the thesis statement

B. In the topic sentence   -  if writing a single paragraph

D. In the thesis statement  - if writing a multi-paragraph essay

Explanation:

B if narrative

D if expository

Explanation:

what do you mean.

do we have to write a essay?

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”