I believe it's called a legend?
The statement that most directly expresses the author's thesis in the passage is:
- A. ''Real excellence often comes unheralded and from unexpected quarters.'' (paragraph 1, sentence 5)
<h3>What is a Thesis?</h3>
It is a document submitted in support of an academic degree which declares what one believes in and what one intends to prove.
Therefore, based on the Paragraph 1 and sentence 5, the Author of the thesis expressed that real excellence comes from unexpected places.
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I think the answer to this should be A.
<span>Appositive is noun or noun phrase in which retitles, renames and helps describe the noun that is adjacent to it in the sentence. The appositive is like a more clear illustration or wants to illuminate the said subject in the statement. </span>
<span><span>1. </span>The appositive word in the sentence is A. the tallest boy on the team. Which describes and renames Gary Jackson in the sentence</span><span>
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