Question

select the correct text in the passage.
read this introductory paragraph of a research paper. which sentence contains the author’s thesis statement?
when i was born, it was just my mother and me. my mother worked very hard and was able to climb the corporate ladder to get where she is today. because of this, she spent a lot of time traveling to places all over the world. sometimes she took me with her, but when she couldn’t i spent a lot of time with my grandparents and my aunt peggy. it may sound like the opposite of the ideal childhood, but my travels with my mother taught me about other cultures and opened my eyes to those around me.

Explanation:

A thesis statement presents the main idea or argument of a paper. In this paragraph, the sentence "It may sound like the opposite of the ideal childhood, but my travels with my mother taught me about other cultures and opened my eyes to those around me" conveys the main point the author wants to make about their childhood experiences and the impact of traveling with their mother, so it is the thesis statement.

Answer:

It may sound like the opposite of the ideal childhood, but my travels with my mother taught me about other cultures and opened my eyes to those around me.