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Read each of the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.

First, language consists of a large number of symbols. The symbols that make up a language are commonly referred to as words. They are the labels that we have assigned to the mental representation of our experiences. When we use the word chair as a symbol, we don't use it to label any one specific instance of a chair. We use it to represent our concept of what a chair is. Note that, as symbols, words do not have to stand for real things in the real world. With language, we can communicate about owls and cats in teacups; four-dimensional, time-warped hyperspace; and a cartoon beagle that flies his doghouse into battle against the Red Baron. Words are used to stand for our cognitions, our concepts, and we have a great number of them.

I underlined: The symbols that make up a language are commonly referred to as words.

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Words are used to stand for our cognitions, our concepts, and we have a great number of them.

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To identify the topic sentence in a paragraph, you can look for the sentence that states the main idea or central focus of the paragraph. In the given paragraph, the topic sentence can be found at the beginning of the paragraph, which is: "First, language consists of a large number of symbols." This sentence introduces the main idea that language is composed of symbols. Therefore, the topic sentence is: "First, language consists of a large number of symbols."