Read this introductory paragraph from a student essay and then answer the question.
(1) Have you ever felt great fear but decided to face
that fear anyway? (2) There is no single definition of
courage and more than one way to show it. (3) In Heart
of a Samurai, Manjiro is faced with grave dangers (4)
In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William must
overcome disbelief and ridicule. (5) Both heroes show
tremendous courage.
Which choice best revises sentence 5 to make it a
solid thesis statement?
O The heroes in both stories show tremendous
courage in the face of the great obstacles they face.
O The Heart of a Samurai and The Boy Who
Harnessed the Wind both deal with great obstacles
that must be faced and overcome.
O The heroes in Heart of a Samurai and The Boy Who
Harnessed the Wind both show courage in the face
of the obstacles they face.
O Both heroes show tremendous courage that I could
only hope to have one day in the face of great
obstacles