Question 2 - The Writing Process Practice Test for the English Basics

provide an anchor for the rest of the text; it is the writer’s main claim about the topic and everything in the text should link back to it

hook the reader into wanting to keep reading the text; the writer uses it to engage the reader

introduce the topic of the text; the reader will need to know what the subject of the text is in order to understand what he or she is reading about

give a sense of conclusion to the text; it is a way for the writer to succinctly summarize the main points of his or her essay