1) There is definitely a correct manner in which to give gifts. (2) Sure, you might be thinking that all you have to do is go to a store, buy the perfect present, and wrap it. (3) If that's all you do, then you are forgetting the real importance of gift–giving.(4) The first thing you should do is to consider the person who is getting the thing. (5) Is this a person to whom you'd like to share an important message? (6) If so, consider giving something from the heart. (7) Giving gifts is really fun and people all over the world engage in this activity. (8) It doesn't have to be something really expensive. (9) It could be something as simple as a framed photograph of something that will stay in the person's heart. (10) You may want to find something that would touch the person emotionally. (11) Just keep in mind that it's not the cost of the gift that counts, it's the emotional value that will be remembered forever. What is the thesis of the passage?
A.
Giving gifts is expensive and never easy to do.
B.
Giving gifts is an act that requires thought and caring.
C.
Pictures make the best gifts.
D.
Emotions are easily swayed by expensive gifts
B. Giving gifts is an act that requires thought and caring.
B. Giving gifts is an act that requires thought and caring.
The thesis of this passage is B. Giving gifts is an act that requires thought and caring.
To arrive at this answer, we can analyze the main idea of each paragraph in the passage.
Paragraph 1 introduces the topic of giving gifts and suggests that there is a correct manner in which to do so.
Paragraph 2 provides a common misconception about gift-giving, which is simply buying the perfect present and wrapping it.
Paragraph 3 emphasizes the real importance of gift-giving, implying that there is more to it than just buying and wrapping a gift.
Paragraph 4 advises considering the person receiving the gift as the first step.
Paragraph 5 asks whether the person receiving the gift is someone you would like to share an important message with.
Paragraph 6 suggests giving something from the heart if you want to convey an important message.
Paragraph 7 mentions that giving gifts is a fun activity engaged in worldwide.
Paragraph 8 clarifies that the gift doesn't have to be expensive.
Paragraph 9 gives an example of a simple yet meaningful gift, a framed photograph that holds emotional value.
Paragraph 10 advises finding something that would touch the person emotionally.
Paragraph 11 concludes by emphasizing that it's not the cost but the emotional value of the gift that will be remembered forever.
By analyzing these paragraphs, we can infer that the main idea or thesis of the passage is that giving gifts is an act that requires thought and caring.