Question

Which of the following is the most effective opening sentence for an introductory paragraph?

A. I heard a loud sound before I collapsed.

B. Bang! That was the last sound I heard before I collapsed.

C. The loud sound was the last thing I heard before I collapsed.

D. None of the above.

Answer 1

If this is for formal writing, I don't think that any of these would be appropriate, unless the rest of the essay had to do with a subject presented here, and was just a 'hook'.

Answer 2

Which option do you think is correct? It depends on the writing application. For example , if this is informal writing ..

Answer 3

B. is an emphatic sentence that draws the attention of the readers. But it is only relative to the rest of the contents of what you are writing.

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Answer 4

It depends on what kinda essay you're writing actually.... if it is a account, (b) shud be alright... but if u're writing a reccount, the best is (a) and (c)..

Answer 5

I think A is correct.

B is not correct because it feels more like something you'd read in a book; not a school paper.

I don't think C is correct because it states, "The loud sound..." WHAT loud sound? You haven't told us, yet what the sound was. As an opening sentence, it will confuse the reader.

Therefore, I think A is correct because of the words "A loud sound." With this wording, you can then proceed to tell us about the sound.

Answer 6

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