The mystery of loch ness
by kayden mitchell
loch ness is a lake in scotland. the loch, or lake, is known for sightings of a mysterious monster. most who see this monster, known as nessie, describe something with a long neck and several humps above the water. sometimes the "monster" is moving in these sightings, and sometimes it is still. many have suggested that nessie might be a plesiosaur (plea-see-a-soar), an aquatic dinosaur that was trapped in the loch after the last ice age.
what is the main purpose of the paragraph in bold?
to explain the scientific experiments
to describe nessie
to describe people’s reaction to nessie
to explain the different scientific theories

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