Question

Select the correct answer

How does the second paragraph develop the author's thesis?
A. It provides evidence in support of the thesis statement
B. makes a direct statement containing the thesis
C.restates the thesis with a concluding statement
D. answers a question with the thesis statement

Answer 1

A. It provides evidence in support of the thesis statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

Choice B isn't correct because you shouldn't be making a direct statement containing the thesis in the second paragraph of your essay. That's supposed to be done in the introductory paragraph.

Choice C isn't correct because you restate your thesis in the conclusion of your essay, not in the second paragraph.

Choice D isn't correct because the thesis statement shouldn't be a question, it should be a claim--and there shouldn't be questions in an essay, unless very well written and rhetorical.

Therefore, Choice A is correct. The body paragraph of an essay should always provide evidence to back up the essay's main claim/thesis.

Answer 2

It provides a specific example in support of the thesis statement

Step-by-step explanation:

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