Study the body of each of the following paragraphs. Then, select the letter of the topic sentence that is most accurate. Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
One parent in Oklahoma, fed up with her daughter's poor grades and chronic tardiness, forced her daughter to stand at a busy intersection and hold a sign that read "I don't do my homework and I act up in school. My parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food." After her son was suspended from school for the seventh time, a Kansas City mom required her son to wear a sandwich board declaring that he was the class clown and pace for hours outside her workplace. In California, two parents were charged with abuse after they sent their son to school with dog excrement in his backpack to punish him for failing to clean up after his pet.
A) Some frustrated parents are using public punishments to try to correct their children for bad behavior.
B) When it comes to punishing kids for undesirable behaviors, some discipline techniques work better than others.
C) Public punishments are cruel and abusive.

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The paragraph provides examples of frustrated parents using public punishments to correct their children's bad behavior. This topic sentence accurately summarizes the main idea of the paragraph. Option B is incorrect as it makes a general statement that is not specific to the examples provided in the paragraph. Option C is also incorrect as it is too extreme and does not accurately summarize the different examples of public punishments provided in the paragraph.

Study the Body of Each of the Following Paragraphs