Question

Read the topic sentence. Yellowstone Park features some of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs. Which of the following would provide good supporting details for this thesis statement?

facts about geysers
facts about rivers
facts about geese and other water fowl
facts about river rocks

Answer 1

facts about geysers

The thesis statement gives the overall idea of the essay. This topic sentence tells the reader that the paragraph will be about the extraordinary geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone Park. In order to support the thesis statement the author would need to include facts about geysers. Information about river rocks, geese, water fowl, and rivers would not be enough to show that there are extraordinary geysers and hot springs.

Answer 2

first one geysers because it talks about hot springs and geysers