In our modern world, advertising plays a major role in our daily lives: it influences the decisions we make about our clothing, our food, and our cars. 2Many shoppers insist on expensive name brand clothing, even if the quality is not better than the bargain priced items. 3Because of advertising, children as young as two years old recognize and sing along with fast food melodies and beg parents for a particular brand of sweetened cereal. 4Studies show that both men and women are greatly influenced by prime time commercials featuring automobiles.

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In this paragraph, which sentence states the thesis?











A) Sentence 1


B) Sentence 2


C) Sentence 3


D) Sentence 4

Respuesta :

you're answer would be A because it clearly states the thesis of the paragraph.

In this paragraph, the sentence that states the thesis is (A) sentence 1.

A thesis statement is made up of one or two sentences and it establishes the main idea of a paragraph (or essay). In other words, it states the central message that the author wants to deliver to the readers. Moreover, a thesis statement is found in the introduction of a text. In this paragraph, sentence 1 is the one that states the thesis since it expresses the main point of the paragraph: advertising plays a major role in our daily lives. Furthermore, the following sentences (2, 3 and 4) present information that supports this thesis statement by referring to the influence that advertising has on the purchases we make, the melodies that children sing, and the automobiles we like.