Select the correct statement. Tricia is a writing an argumentative text about a problem in her neighborhood. She will read her text at the next Blueville City Council meeting.
Which statement best serves as the writer's claim?
Down with the Billboards
Three months ago, the Blueville City Council passed an ordinarice allowing companies to place billboards in residential areas across the city.
including my neighborhood. Within two weeks, my neighborhood was bombarded with billboards. These billboards advertised everything from
services to personal care products to businesses inappropriate for young children. The billboards appeared on roads surrounding the
neighborhood and in residential parks. They are unsightly and hazardous to the residents in my neighborhood and the residents of Blueville.

They are unsightly and hazardous to the residents in my neighborhood and the residents of Blueville.

Explanation:

A writer's claim is the main argument that is made by the writer. This can be about anything, which can be backed with evidence supporting the claim.

In the given passage, Tricia's claim is that the placement of billboards is "unsightly and hazardous to the residents [of her neighborhood] and the residents of Blueville." This is because such billboards "advertised everything from services to personal care products to businesses inappropriate for young children." It's for this reason that she opposes the placing of billboards around the neighborhood.

Thus, the statement that best serves as the writer's claim is

"They are unsightly and hazardous to the residents in my neighborhood and the residents of Blueville."