Read the excerpt from keesha’s essay. everyone seems to have a favorite breed of dog, but the labrador retriever, with its many skills and natural friendliness, has always had a special place in my heart. labradors are widely regarded as highly intelligent and loyal. because of their personality, they are often valued as great family dogs. but the most fascinating thing about labradors is their hunting skills. what statement below would be the best example in a body paragraph to support the thesis of this paragraph? labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs. labradors can spend hours playing catch with their owners. labradors are popular with other dogs because of their friendliness. you can train labradors to hunt, but they are also great with children.

If the author is finishing the excerpt by saying "but the most fascinating thing about Labradors is their hunting skills," I would argue that the statement that would be the best example in a body paragraph to support the thesis of this paragraph would be this: Labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs. Keesha has mentioned the dog's "many skills" and "natural friendliness," as well as its intelligence, its loyalty and its personality, but she concludes by stressing how fascinating its hunting skills are, so, most likely, the author is going to elaborate on that point next, and a statement that would support that thesis is the one that refers to the breeding of Labradors as hunting dogs for hundred of years.    

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."