To identify the topic of a paragraph, you should use all of the following techniques, except: Read the first and last sentence.

Search for repeated words and ideas.

Look for ideas or words that are inferred.

Read the fourth and last sentence.

Read the fourth and last sentence.

Explanation:

When reading a paragraph, the topic sentence or the thesis statement is the all-embracing statement that captures the main details or major points being projected by the author. Supporting details help the reader to easily identify the main point.

These supporting details that serve as clues to the topic of the paragraph can be found when the reader;

1. Reads the first and last sentences.

2. Search for words and ideas that were repeated by the author, and

3. Deduces inferences that were made by the writer.

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

i hope this !

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader