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Read the following prompt.
In your opinion, which do you think was the better invention: the automobile or the computer? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Now read three sentences that could be used in a response to this prompt. One sentence is a thesis statement (TH), another is the topic sentence of a body paragraph (T). The last sentence is a reason, example, or detail used in a body paragraph (R). Decide which is which and place it correctly.
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When the automobile was invented, people could travel long distances in a relatively short amount of time.
Today, while computers allow us to communicate with other people, the automobile actually lets us see them in person.
I believe that the automobile is definitely a better invention than the computer.
Prompt: In your opinion, which do you think was the better invention: the automobile or the computer? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
