Read this excerpt from the body paragraph of a document-based essay on the government of nazi germany.

the government of nazi germany had a secret police force known as the gestapo.

how could this excerpt be improved as the writer revises the essay?

a. the writer could rewrite the sentence as a thesis statement.

b. the writer could include more details and factual support.

c. the writer could add a statement that sets up the topic.

d. the writer could add a summary to restate the topic.

The right answer is the B) The writer could include more details and factual support.

Explanation: If this excerpt is part of the body paragraph of a document-based essay, then his or her author could improve it by adding more information about the Gestapo (who established it, when, for what purpose, and so on), since that seems to be the focus at least in that part of the essay. A thesis statement does not belong in a body paragraph, but in an introduction, and what he or she is saying in this excerpt is too "weak" to become a claim, which is what a thesis statement essentially is. Likewise, he or she has not yet provided enough information, so a summary wouldn't be needed at this stage, and summaries are often included in the conclusion. Finally, I believe that the topic has been well set up, since the excerpt provides a reference to its historical and geographical context (Nazi Germany) as well as a concise definition (the Gestapo was a secret police force).      

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

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