Which are characteristics of a good topic sentence? check all that apply.

it is concise.
it is general.
it states the paper’s thesis.
it expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
it supports the main idea of the paper.
it is specific enough for one paragraph.
it is in the form of a question.

The correct answers are: A, D and E.

Topic sentences summarizes the whole content of a paragraph. They are usually the first sentence in a paragraph and each paragraph has its own topic sentence.

Since they are a kind of summary, they should be short, specific and concise.

A,D,E

a. It is concise.

d. it expresses the main idea of the paragraph.

e. it supports the main idea of the paper.

Explanation:

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

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