College Writing Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 17

The box that follows summarizes the six kinds of introductions. Read the introductions that come after it and, in the space provided, write the letter of the kind of introduction used in each case. A. General to narrow
B) Starting with an opposite
C) Stating importance of topic
D) Incident or story
E) Questions
F) Quotation
______ We Americans are incredibly lazy. Instead of cooking a simple, nourishing meal, we pop a frozen dinner into the oven. Instead of studying a daily newspaper, we are contented with the capsule summaries on the network news. Worst of all, instead of walking even a few blocks to the local convenience store, we jump into our cars. This dependence on the automobile, even for short trips, has robbed us of a valuable experience-walking. If we drove less and walked more, we would save money, become healthier, and discover fascinating things about our surroundings.