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benjamin franklin's legacy
benjamin franklin was a man of vision. he was an inventor who created bifocals, a new kind of eyeglasses that people still
wear to see better. benjamin franklin was also concerned about public welfare. he established the united states postal service
and the first city hospital in america. in philadelphia, he organized the police department, the fire department, the public
library, and a university. he also write the declaration of independence and the constitution. today, millions of people
benefit from the ideas that benjamin franklin had more than two hundred years ago.
what is the role of the underlined sentence in this paragraph?
it is a fact that serves as a supporting detail.
it is the topic sentence.
it is a statistic that serves as a supporting detail.
it is an example that serves as a supporting detail.