Think about these situations and create a sentence using modals. 1. You want to borrow your uncle's Mercedes Benz. (Ask permission politely)

Hey Uncle,

Can I please borrow your car?

I promise I'll take care of it.

From,

(Your Name)

Explanation:

Hello Uncle

i have a very important meeting today

can I ask your car?

it wil be my pleasure

I promise I will return it as it was

Explanation:

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.