Question

What sentence in this paragraph states a claim?

(1) A bedbug is a flat, reddish-brown bug about the size of a pencil eraser. (2) It hides in bedding and furniture during the day and comes out during the night to look for blood. (3) A bedbug has a special ingredient in its saliva (spit) that keeps blood from clotting while it's eating. (4) Bedbugs were not a problem in the United States until recently--during the past few years they have become one of the most dreaded and expensive pests around.
Sentence 3
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 4

Answer 1

Answer: It's sentence 4! Because...

Explanation: Sentence 4 is a claim, due to the fact that it lacks support :)

Answer 2

I would say sentence 4