Based on the first paragraph of the passage, what inference can you make about the speaker?
A) The speaker is lazy and did not excel in high school.
B)
The speaker respects his step-father and regrets
disappointing him.
The speaker is intelligent and clever, but did not
excel in high school.
D)
The speaker thinks he is a loser because he did not
excel in high school.

From a Bakers Dozen?

Explanation:

the speaker is intelligent and clever but did not excel in high school...

answer: this is not a good thesis statement because a thesis statement is not supposed to have questions in it. a thesis states your position on your topic. a question cannot state anything because it is not a statement. a question is a great lead in to a thesis, but it can't be the thesis.

1- cleans/ tidies up

2- were

3-would be

4- had known

5-takes

6-must be/ have to be/should be