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Your answer would be option A. ran, since the other option is a NOUN.
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Answer:
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</span><span>"Although drama had its ups and downs in the years that followed, it was at last firmly established as an acceptable and valuable form of literature.</span><span>"
A thesis statement should be the last sentence of the introductory paragraph. The paragraph highlights different ways drama has begun to change. This sentence explains that the essay is going to be about the struggles of drama, but how it has become valued.
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