The following excerpt from paragraph 9 can best be identified as— Imagine moving to Texas, buying a plot of land in the middle of nowhere, and unexpectedly hitting the jackpot the first time you drilled into the ground! Then imagine one of your jealous neighbors trying to steal your land by framing you for a crime you didn’t commit. Think about what it felt like when a summer drought worsened and left you without water . . . your horses withering in the late July heat. Consider the stress of your husband or wife leaving you for another oil prospector with a bigger well and more land than you could ever afford.
A. commentary.
B. summary.
C. a thesis.
D. the conclusion.