Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write a conclusion for a research paper [title] Restate the topic. [step] You should briefly restate the topic as well as explaining why it is important. [substeps] Do not spend a great amount of time or space restating your topic.

Ending1: Keep the essay short and to the point. The more factual and concrete your thesis, the more definite the statement will be. Ending2: A good research paper will make the importance of your topic apparent, so you do not need to write an elaborate defense of your topic in the conclusion. Usually a single sentence is all you need to restate your topic. Ending3: Limit the reader to only a few sentences. For example, if a speaker was discussing the topic of human trafficking in 2016, you might restate that idea. Ending4: Deliver each aspect you wish to address all at once, rather than having to add several parts all at once. For example, you might have said, " as you guessed, the walnuts candy factory is a great place to find new recipes that introduce more of the different vitamins and minerals the same way that you did the corn syrup.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4