Question

In research papers, your body paragraphs should do which of the following:

Answer 1

State opinions, provide textual evidence, and provide reliable sources.

Use textual evidence, provide reliable sources, and rephrase the thesis.

Use textual evidence, provide reliable sources, and use in-text citations.

Answer 2

i think the 2nd one!

Answer 3

I think the third one because you don't rephrase the thesis in your body paragraphs, you do that in the conclusion

Answer 4

yeah i agree with you

Answer 5

Well it is definitley not the second one, so i would have to go with the third one.

Answer 6

Actually, the first one is the correct answer.
The topic sentence in a paragraph should state an opinion. Then, the supporting sentences should prove the opinion using textual evidence and reputable sources.