Read the excerpt from keesha’s essay. everyone seems to have a favorite breed of dog, but the labrador retriever, with its many skills and natural friendliness, has always had a special place in my heart. labradors are widely regarded as highly intelligent and loyal. because of their personality, they are often valued as great family dogs. but the most fascinating thing about labradors is their hunting skills. what statement below would be the best example in a body paragraph to support the thesis of this paragraph? labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs. labradors can spend hours playing catch with their owners. labradors are popular with other dogs because of their friendliness. you can train labradors to hunt, but they are also great with children.

I think the answer is Labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs

hope that helps :)

The answer is option A.

Explanation:

In this question, Keesha's essay refers to the relationship between humans and Labrador retriever.

Option B is incorrect because the main idea doesn't refer to the amount of time these dogs can play with humans.

Option C is also incorrect because the essay doesn't seem to focus on the relationship between Labrador retrievers and other dogs.

D is also incorrect because even though it has the two main ideas, it gives more importance to the fact that Labradors are good to hunt.

On the other hand, A mentions that Labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs, putting the information as it is presented in Keesha's essay and respecting the importance of each.

sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.