IDENTIFYING AND PARAPHRASING TOPIC SENTENCES Directions:  for Each Passage, Select

question 118

Short Answer

IDENTIFYING AND PARAPHRASING TOPIC SENTENCES Directions:  For each passage, select the letter of the correct topic and write the number of the topic sentence in the blank. Then select the letter of the best paraphrase.
¹ The stirrup is not usually considered an invention that revolutionized warfare. ²Nevertheless, the introduction of the stirrup into Europe around the eighth century A.D.greatly enhanced the power of the mounted warrior and had a powerful effect on how war was waged. ³Before the invention of stirrups, a rider could seldom impale * an opponent since he himself might become dislodged from the horse's back in the process. ⁴The stirrup, however, allowed horse and rider to act as a unit, combining their strength as the rider struck opponent.
* impale:  to put a spear or a knife through the body.
Topic  
a.revolutionary warfare
b.the invention of the stirrup
c.riding without stirrups
Topic Sentence _____
Paraphrase  
a.When they think about warfare, most people don't think about stirrups.
b.Invented sometime in the eighth century, the stirrup made a mounted warrior much more deadly.
c.The invention of the stirrup changed the way war was fought.

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