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SSC CGL Shuffling of Sentence Parts and Sentences in a Passage — practice questions

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What does a topic sentence summarize in expository writing?Read the answer and worked solution →Where does a topic sentence usually appear in a paragraph?Read the answer and worked solution →Which topic sentence usually comes in the middle of a paragraph and announces a change of direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair names the two main types of cohesion?Read the answer and worked solution →Replacing "the taxi driver" with "he" in a later sentence is an example of which reference?Read the answer and worked solution →What is cataphoric reference?Read the answer and worked solution →"Here he comes, our award-winning host... it's John Doe!" Which reference does the word "he" show?Read the answer and worked solution →In "The younger child was very outgoing, the older much more reserved", which words are omitted from the second clause?Read the answer and worked solution →What happens in ellipsis, as a cohesive device?Read the answer and worked solution →In "I would like the pink one", the word "one" replaces "ice-cream". Which device is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Using "dress" in one sentence and "frock" in the reply is an example of which cohesion?Read the answer and worked solution →A phrase like "the Queen" gets its specific meaning from the country where it is spoken. What is this reference called?Read the answer and worked solution →In the reply "To dance" to "Where are you going?", what is the full form of the reply?Read the answer and worked solution →What makes a text semantically meaningful?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase did De Beaugrande and Dressler use to define coherence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which syntactic feature helps a text achieve coherence?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a transition word show?Read the answer and worked solution →Transitions are described as what kind of device that carries a reader from section to section?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a category of transition words and phrases?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word introduces an opposing point?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word shows cause and effect between two sentences?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase introduces an example?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase introduces a summary or conclusion?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase signals a restatement of an earlier idea?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase signals a concession?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase shows two things happening at the same time?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase introduces the beginning of a sequence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase is a spatial transition showing closeness?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase shows how often something happens?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an independent clause?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What does a topic sentence summarize in expository writing?

  1. The life of the author
  2. The final result of an essay
  3. The list of sources used
  4. The main idea of a paragraph
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Correct answer: D. The main idea of a paragraph

A topic sentence sums up the central point that the rest of its paragraph develops.

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Where does a topic sentence usually appear in a paragraph?

  1. As the last sentence
  2. Inside the title only
  3. As the first sentence
  4. Between two quotations
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Correct answer: C. As the first sentence

Writers normally open a paragraph with its topic sentence so that readers know the point at once.

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Which topic sentence usually comes in the middle of a paragraph and announces a change of direction?

  1. Bridge sentence
  2. Complex opener
  3. Pivot sentence
  4. Lead question
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Correct answer: C. Pivot sentence

A pivot sits mid-paragraph and shows that the content is turning toward a different view.

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