Put these sentences in order 1-6, based on whether it is the TS(1), GD1(2), SD1(3), GD2(4), SD2(5), CS(6), of a body paragraph in a five paragraph essay.
A) Benson claims that the typical family eats together once a week now; a family having dinner together every night is no longer a reality in the majority of families in the U.S.
B) Changes in society in recent years have weakened family life.
C) According to Benson, “Though a generation ago most mothers stayed home with their children, today 95% of mothers work.”
D) Recent changes in society, such as mothers working in outside of the home and having family dinner together, have lessened the strength of families.
E) The change in the amount of time that mothers spend at home has weakened family life.
F) Likewise, families no longer take the time to eat dinner together to talk about their day, as they did a generation ago
What is your thinking on this? Surely you do not want us to do it for you.
Personally, I would want to know what the abbreviations mean (TS, GD, SD, etc)
To order these sentences based on their role in a body paragraph of a five-paragraph essay, we need to identify the topic sentence (TS), general details (GD1 and GD2), specific details (SD1 and SD2), and the concluding sentence (CS).
Let's analyze the sentences and categorize them accordingly:
A) Benson claims that the typical family eats together once a week now; a family having dinner together every night is no longer a reality in the majority of families in the U.S. - This sentence provides a specific detail (SD1) by stating Benson's claim about the frequency of family meals.
B) Changes in society in recent years have weakened family life. - This sentence serves as the topic sentence (TS) by introducing the general idea that societal changes have had a negative impact on family life.
C) According to Benson, “Though a generation ago most mothers stayed home with their children, today 95% of mothers work.” - This sentence offers a specific detail (SD2) by providing statistics related to mothers working outside the home.
D) Recent changes in society, such as mothers working in outside of the home and having family dinner together, have lessened the strength of families. - This sentence provides general details (GD1) by elaborating on the societal changes mentioned in the topic sentence.
E) The change in the amount of time that mothers spend at home has weakened family life. - This sentence offers general details (GD2) by further explaining the impact of mothers working outside the home.
F) Likewise, families no longer take the time to eat dinner together to talk about their day, as they did a generation ago. - This sentence serves as the concluding sentence (CS) by summarizing the main ideas discussed in the paragraph.
Based on this analysis, the correct order of sentences in a body paragraph is:
TS: B) Changes in society in recent years have weakened family life.
GD1: D) Recent changes in society, such as mothers working outside of the home and having family dinner together, have lessened the strength of families.
SD1: A) Benson claims that the typical family eats together once a week now; a family having dinner together every night is no longer a reality in the majority of families in the U.S.
GD2: E) The change in the amount of time that mothers spend at home has weakened family life.
SD2: C) According to Benson, “Though a generation ago most mothers stayed home with their children, today 95% of mothers work.”
CS: F) Likewise, families no longer take the time to eat dinner together to talk about their day, as they did a generation ago.