Question

Read the following paragraph, and answer the question.

Keeping my mind on my writing is not easy when I stay at my grandmother's ocean-side cottage. Just about the time that I am going along pretty well, I glance out the window and see two huge bald eagles swooping and tumbling in a spectacular aerial display. Naturally, I have to leave my desk and rush to the doorway to watch the performance as long as it lasts. Then, as if a conspiracy were trying to keep me from working, two otters poke their shiny heads out of the water and hang there motionless. They watch to see what I am doing. As soon as I return to my desk, seagulls wheel into my window view and screech as they search for scraps of food. Within minutes, this confusion of sounds stirs my aging St. Bernard out of a deep sleep, and he hauls his massive, lumbering body over to be petted. Mickey, my cat, can't stand to see any partiality, so he is soon pacing back and forth across my ankles. As I wiggle my bare toes to tease Mickey, I realize that my legs have become stiff. I remember that I have not had my daily ride. So, I slip on my sandals, step out the door, spring onto my bike, and pedal off down the beach. Meanwhile, the composition in my typewriter sits and grows colder.

What is the thesis?
Meanwhile the composition in my typewriter sits and grows colder.
Keeping my mind on my writing is not easy when I stay at my grandmother's ocean-side cottage.
Then, as if a conspiracy were trying to keep me from working, two otters poke their shiny heads out of the water and hang there motionless.
Naturally, I have to leave my desk and rush to the doorway to watch the performance as long as it lasts.

Answer 1

It should be the first sentence? should be a bit more specific on the question

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Keeping my mind on my writing is not easy when I stay at my grandmother's ocean-side cottage.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an argumentative text, the thesis refers to a statement that expresses the position of the author toward something and that is developed through evidence such as reasons, examples, descriptions, statistics, etc. during the text. This means the thesis statement, also called the main claim is the idea the author aims at explaining and proving. Considering this, in the text presented the thesis is "Keeping my mind on my writing is not easy when I stay at my grandmother's ocean-side cottage" because this statement shows the position of the author towards an issue that is writing on her/his grandmother cottage and also, this idea is the one the author explains and argues about by using a detailed description of the way she/he gets distracted while being there.