What is an implicit message in this transcript from a news radio program? Lee Wu: Welcome back to News Time. I'm your host Lee Wu, and with
me today is reporter Anna Andrews. Welcome, Anna
Anna Andrews: Thank you, Lee. It's good to be here.
Lee Wu: You've been following the debate over the Port Hartpr Bridge.
Can you tell us more about it?
Anna Andrews: Yes, Lee. Residents in the town of Port Harbor are
divided over whether they should preserve the Port Harbor Bridge.
Supporters of preserving the bridge say that it should be labeled a
historical landmark, as it is the first suspension bridge built in the
state. To protect the bridge, they've proposed that it become part of
Port Harbor State Park. Opponents argue that preserving the bridge
will be too expensive and that it may become a safety hazard in the
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The correct answer is B. The Port Harbor Bridge is a source of debate for the town of Port Harbor.

Explanation

Debate is a term that refers to a communication resource that focuses on the collation of different ideas or opinions on a certain topic. The objective of a debate is to present and argue an opinion on an issue to conclude. According to the above, the News Radio Program transcript presents the implicit message of a debate among the residents of Port Harbor, while some want to preserve the Port Harbor Bridge, others do not want to preserve it and each one presents their arguments as expressed in the next paragraph "Residents in the town of Port Harbor are divided over whether they should preserve the Port Harbor Bridge...Opponents argue that preserving the bridge will be too expensive." So, the correct answer is B. The Port Harbor Bridge is a source of debate for the town of Port Harbor.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).