The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 6

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.
Fireworks are illegal in many states.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Net Income

The financial gain of a company post deduction of taxes and all costs from its revenue.

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership in a corporation, providing voting rights and a share in the company's profits through dividends.

Basic Earnings

Typically refers to basic earnings per share, which is a measure of the amount of profit attributable to each outstanding share of a company's common stock.

Reacquired

Refers to assets or securities that have been repurchased or bought back by the company that originally issued them.