Read the following paragraph, which is missing a topic sentence:
Insects like mosquitoes and ticks can drive you out of the
woods with irritation or send you to the hospital with
debilitating or deadly infections. Bears may
attackJyour backpack, tent, or
person in search of food. If you
get careless
where you camp or step, you
could be one of the thousands of people per year who are bitten by venomous snakes.
Which is the most effective topic
sentence for the paragraph?
• Only about 20% of Americans went camping last year, down slightly from the year before.
•
There is good reason that scouts are told to "be prepared."
O The earliest humans camped because they had no choice; modern man camps
because it is fun.
O Unexpected encounters with wildlife can make camping potentially dangerous.