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Which of the following sentences contains the thesis statement in the paragraph?1My name is Jonathan Cross. 2I am a member of the basketball team at Carter High School. 3Because of budget cuts, our school is unable to pay costs for new uniforms for our team. 4As a result, the team is seeking other sponsors to fund our new uniforms. 5I am writing to request that you consider sponsoring our team. 6As a sponsor, your company name would be featured on our uniforms.

Respuesta :

4. The thesis statement is the purpose of the writing.

Answer:

5. I am writing to request that you consider sponsoring our team

Explanation:

A thesis statement indicates the main purpose of why you are writing text and helps you focus on the key points; allowing your work to remain relevant to the reader. The text shown in the above question shows a boy who wrote to propose that a company sponsor his school's basketball team. The sentence that shows the purpose of the text is sentence number 5, where the student makes clear his purpose which is "I am writing to request that you consider sponsoring our team."