The remark was so that emily, who is not usually sensitive to such lapses in taste, gave a gasp of surprise.

negligible
ponderous
complicated
inappropriate

The remark was so inappropriate that Emily, who is not usually sensitive to such lapses in taste, gave a gasp of surprise.

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.

i would pick a. i think this is more of a personal question though.