Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
What structural element of the paragraph is the underlined sentence, and how does it connect ideas in the text?

The underlined sentence is________
It connects ideas in the text by________

First Blank
A: a piece of evidence for the text’s argument
B: the conclusion of the text
C: a piece of reasoning in the text
D: the thesis statement for the text

Second Blank

A: describing why the information provided matters to readers
B: relating a fact or story that demonstrates the text’s argument
C: making the main claim of the text
D: suggesting how a specific example relates to the broader argument