Question

Read the topic sentence from a paragraph from Aaron's comparative essay.

Like a crime movie, an episode from a television crime series generally focuses on the commission and investigation of a crime.

What can be inferred about the rest of the essay from this sentence? Select four options.

The essay compares movies and books.
The preceding paragraph was about crime movies.
The essay compares genres of visual crime fiction.
The essay shows that movies are more artistic than television.
This paragraph will offer details about episodic crime series.
The later paragraphs will present a comparison of the genres.

Answers

Answered by GPT-5 mini
Selected: 2, 3, 5, 6.

- 2 (preceding paragraph was about crime movies): The phrasing “Like a crime movie…” implies a comparison to crime movies just discussed.
- 3 (essay compares genres of visual crime fiction): The sentence directly compares crime movies and TV crime episodes—both visual crime fiction.
- 5 (this paragraph will offer details about episodic crime series): As the topic sentence, it signals the paragraph will expand on how TV episodes focus on commission/investigation.
- 6 (later paragraphs will present a comparison of the genres): Since the essay is comparative, further paragraphs will continue comparing the genres.
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