Exercise 4: Circle the topic and underline the controlling idea in these sentences.

*Remember that the controlling idea is the one aspect of the topic that you are going to develop. Example: Rice is a nutritious part of our diet. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Potatoes are good for you. Hamburger is a popular food in America. Bread is the poor mans food. Tea is drunk all around the world. Compact cars have many advantages. Drinking too much coffee may be dangerous to your health. Smoking is associated to many different diseases. Bananas are easy to grow. Common sense is pretty uncommon among many people. Wisdom teeth can be very troublesome. A doctors life is always busy. Collaborative learning believes that students learn best from each other. 13. 14. 15. Galileo is often called the father of modern science. The shape of the earth is changing constantly. Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Pinatubo are two volcanoes similar in many ways.

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Music and dancing have been two constant manifestations of our culture.

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The Feast of Santiago Apstol is celebrated by using four different types of masks.

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San Juan has a unique blend of natural settings and impressive monuments.

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San Germn has a lot of structures of extraordinary architectural and historical value.

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The characteristics of the Paso fino breed are unique. The tainos had very distinctive physical characteristics. A museums possessions are not limited to paintings and sculptures.

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There are two legends that try to explain the sound of the coqu. Porta Coeli is one of the most famous monuments of the Western hemisphere.

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The people of Puerto Rico practice different types of land sports.