Read the following passage and select the sentence that states the claim: (1) There was a time that people thought I should not
even go to school because I did not talk. (2) There were teachers, doctors, and specialists that told my parents that there was no hope for me. (3) I am sure my parents felt discouraged, but they never gave up. (4) They kept trying different techniques to help me talk. (5) I went to speech therapy, occupational therapy, and specialist upon specialist. (6) Nothing seemed to work. (7) It was a very dark time of my life. (8) I was bored and felt like a failure even though I had so many important things in my head. (4)
<span>The definition of a claim states that it is a phrase which is used to support an argument while being arguable. Usually, someone's personal opinion can pose as a claim to the previous thought. According to this, the answer is :I am sure my parents felt discouraged, but they never gave up. This sentence best supports the position stated in the whole text.<span> </span></span>
It's not B. It doesn't have quotation marks. Not C because the first word in the quotations needs to be capitalized. Not D because the quotation need to surround the statement. So your answer is A :) Hope this helped :)
No, because as you said it "does NOT contain fact-based details" therefore it is not reliable. If something doesn't contain fact-based details, it isn't reliable.
