Title: The History of the American Automobile

Question

I. Introduction
A. Americans originally resisted the automobile
II. Body
A. American car ownership in the 1900s
1. (supporting detail)
B. Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line
1. (supporting detail)
III. Conclusion
A. American use of the automobile today

From the outline, determine where to put the sentence below in a rough draft about the history of the American automobile.

For example, only 8,000 Americans owned cars in 1900 as opposed to 4.5 million Americans who owned automobiles in 1917.

in the introduction

in the conclusion

in the body of the essay as a topic sentence

in the body of the essay as a supporting detail

Answer 1

I. Introduction

Americans originally resisted the automobile. For example, only 8,000 Americans owned cars in 1900 as opposed to 4.5 million Americans who owned automobiles in 1917.

II. Body

A. American car ownership in the 1900s
1. (supporting detail)

B. Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line
1. (supporting detail)

III. Conclusion

American use of the automobile today

Answer 2

what is the answer

Answer 3

The sentence "For example, only 8,000 Americans owned cars in 1900 as opposed to 4.5 million Americans who owned automobiles in 1917." should be placed in the body of the essay as a supporting detail in either section A or B, depending on where it fits best within the context of the essay.