In each of the paragraph plans below, one detail has nothing to do with the topic sentence; it is merely a bit of irrelevant information. Select the letter of the irrelevant detail in each plan. During the first week of classes, the college bookstore is wall-to-wall confusion.
A) crowds of students pushing to get into the store
B) cartons of books clogging the aisles
C) students shouting their orders to harried salespeople
D) attractive displays of calendars and other organizational tools
E) separate, but unmarked, registers for cash, check, or credit-card sales

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The topic sentence is about the confusion in the college bookstore during the first week of classes. While the displays of calendars and organizational tools may add to the chaos, they are still related to the topic sentence.

In Each of the Paragraph Plans Below, One Detail Has