The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 39

Multiple Choice

The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics.
My family set fireworks off last summer.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Financial Statements

Financial statements are formal records that outline the financial activities and conditions of a business, individual, or other entity, typically including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.

Contingency

An existing condition or situation whose outcome is uncertain and will be confirmed only upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events.

IFRS

A global set of accounting standards formulated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), known as International Financial Reporting Standards.