A thesis statement argues an analytical idea. It is your own interpretation that you intend to back up with textual evidence; this is your reason and motivation for writing.
A thesis statement must be specific not only about the main idea, but how or why that main idea is logical or meaningful.
Weak Thesis Statement: Students should spend their free period time in the lounge.
Strong Thesis Statement: Students should spend their free period time in the lounge because students can socialize by interacting with other students in the open and free space.
Once you have clarified a specific main idea and why or how it makes sense, you can fool around with the structure of the sentence. Below are structural variations on that same strong thesis statement:
Complex sentences, like the ones written above, work well for thesis statements. A complex sentence has more than one clause: a dependent clause and an independent clause.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a full sentence: Students should spend their free period time in the lounge.
A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it always clarifies the independent idea:
Below are some examples of complex sentence structures that can work for your thesis statement: