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.
When he played, the mouthpiece hurt his lips.
A) Keep
B) Drop

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The idea that the mouthpiece hurt his lips when he played supports the notion that learning to play the trumpet was a challenging process for Gilberto, aligning with the topic sentence's emphasis on the difficulty and time it took to learn.

The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List