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: Gilberto learned how to play the trumpet, but it took a long time.
The trumpet has three valves.
A) Keep
B) Drop

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The detail about the trumpet having three valves does not support the topic sentence about the time it took Gilberto to learn the trumpet; it's merely a fact about the instrument's structure.

The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List