What is the best definition for a paragraph's topic sentence? a sentence that begins the paragraph a sentence that helps the reader to organize her thoughts a sentence that tells the reader what will be discussed a sentence that is the first sentence of the paragraph
The second thing you should do when writing a summary is read, think about, and understand the text. Review the material to make sure you know it well.
...a type of commitment in which the parents of a boy and agirl agreeon having them marry.
According to the information available on this excerpt, a betrothal is a promise which can be later modified, in which the parents of a boy and a girl promise to marry them. This could also be a definition of arranged marriage.
