You have spelt Missouri correctly there. It’s a state in the USA
Answer: Look for a word before a noun that describes the noun.
Explanation: When reading a sentence, find the noun first. The nouns is the person, place or thing that is the subject of the sentence. Then, check to see if there is a descriptive word right before the noun. If there is, then it may be an adjective.
A theme is best written as statement because a theme is main thing of a story, the author could also use a statement in a story to make it seem more alive or more real.