Which of these would best serve as a topic sentence for a paragraph?
a) catherine the great extended russia's boundaries.
b) catherine the great authored new guidelines for government.
c) russian empress catherine the great more than doubled the number of factories in russia.
d) russian empress catherine the great worked tirelessly during her thirty four year reign, making russia a world power.

Which statement best summarizes the author’s claim?

Read this passage: i think of you daily, my darling, especially when it’s dark and the other men in the foxhole become silent. i like to pretend that the gunfire is a fireworks display and that you are here with me to enjoy it. who is the intended audience for this passage? a. the writers girlfriend at home b. the writers fellow soldiers c. the writers mother and father d. the writers commanding officer

3. what is the purpose of a lead sentence or paragraph? to display your most convincing reasons and arguments to you revise the overall structure of your work to interest readers and introduce your writing style to add details and elaborate on your ideas