What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend? That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own. Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair. One reader suggested expanding the library. I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!

Which best represents the author's main argument?

What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend?

I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!

Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair.

That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own.

An argument is the main point being stressed by the author, and it is usually supported by a claim, a report or evidence. The main argument can be located anywhere in the writeup.

In the given essay, the writer started with a question of what a City could do with an extra $5 million. The second sentence saw him explaining the source of the information which is the City Council budget. The next two sentences show different suggestions from different people.

The last sentence highlights his main argument which is that the $5 million dollars should be used to improve the zoo.