Which is the topic sentence of the following paragraph? Determining the order of ideas in a paragraph is essential to producing a clear and
understandable paragraph. A writer who aimlessly presents ideas the reader will not
be very successful in presenting his or her ideas. Topic sentences help writers stay on
track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about
an idea. Adding support is key.

a)Determining the order of ideas in a paragraph is essential to producing a clear
and understandable paragraph.

b)Topic sentences help writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from
becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

c)A writer who aimlessly presents ideas the reader will not be very successful in presenting his or her ideas.

d) Adding support is key.

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.