4. How do lines 44 through 48 reflect a central idea of the article? By explaining some of the challenges faced by pumpkin growers By explaining why pumpkin growers have the time to bred pumpkins By connecting the efforts of pumpkin growers to the size of giant pumpkins By showing the recognition that successful pumpkin growers get for their efforts

By connecting the efforts of pumpkin growers to the size of giant pumpkins.

Explanation:

To complete this exercise, you have to read the article The Great Pumpkin written by Brendan Borrell and then answer the question.

These lines reflect the central idea of the article by explaining how pumpkin growers work to get giant pumpkins: "(...) giant pumpkins have tripled in size, thanks to strategic breeding and hardcore growers with time on their hands and dirt under their fingernails."

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