Read the passage.
“Let’s see, I know that number twenty-two is a good one. It’s real close to the store, so it will be easy for us to go get ice cream sandwiches after dinner. … Oh, it’s taken. What else is there? Ohhh, I forgot about number twenty-seven. It’s right across from the swimmin’ pool and game rooms. There it is, and there’s even a big shade tree for the really hot days.”

The passage is an example of _____.

a topical paragraph

a concluding paragraph

a functional paragraph

an introductory paragraph