Thesis statement is demonstrated as the statement mentioned at the introductory part of the essay or paper that primarily intends to reveal the central idea or claim of the paper about a topic. It intends to provide direction to the paper and prepare the audience for the upcoming content.
In the given paragraph, no option contains a thesis statement as there is no statement regarding the main idea or claim regarding a topic and these descriptions rather provides a description(1, 2) or statement of facts(3). Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
"<span>This paragraph does not contain a thesis" is the correct answer. A thesis is a stated opinion about a topic, and this is just simply naming facts and occurrences. </span> <span />
