Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. When the time came to go home, I could not open my locker. In my last period gym class, I hurt my ankle.
Today was a day when everything seemed to go wrong. Tomorrow, I promise myself, I will wake up on time.
First, I overslept. Then I realized I had forgotten my library book. My hobby is stamp collecting. Because of
that, I almost missed my bus.
Do the preceding sentences combine to form a good paragraph? no
Is the first sentence a good topic sentence? yes y
Do all of the sentences relate to a single idea? No
Are the sentences presented in a logical time sequence? Yes

No, not a good paragraph. Not really a good topic. The sentences do all relate to one thing, but isn't obvious enough.

Explanation: The paragraph isn't concise, and it doesn't have proper grammar. The actual sentence mentioning the topic comes after the introductory sentence. The claim isn't clear enough, with only context clues and similarities to piece together the actual message. The sequence does seem to make sense, with the first two events explaining the claim and the other ones building the plot of the story.  

c. taught scientists many new things about the earth, but not other planets.

explanation:

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