Read the following topic sentence: students who read books for fun are more likely to show empathy, or the ability to understand other people's feelings and emotions, to their peers and friends. which of the following sentences supports the topic sentence? joining a book club is a fun way to use your brain and make friends who are smart and speak well. book clubs are a great way to share your ideas about a book and strike up conversations with strangers. reading about the emotions of fictional characters students better relate to the feelings of others. statistics show that only 23 percent of eighth-grade students can read books at a high school level.

The correct answer is C. Reading about the emotions of fictional characters helps students better relate to the feelings of others.

Explanation:

In writing, a topic sentence refers to the sentence that summarizes the idea that would be developed in a paragraph through other statements that can include statistics, facts, examples, reasons, etc. This also implies a sentence that supports a topic sentence should address the same point that the topic sentence and help to explain and supported it by providing reasons or illustrating it. Considering this, the sentence that would better support the topic sentence is "Reading about the emotions of fictional characters helps students better relate to the feelings of others", because the topic sentence presented explains student who read show more empathy and this detail provides a possible explanation to explain the development of that empathy  and therefore does not only address the same topic but supports it.

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noun: a temporary state of mind or feeling.

adjective: (especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.

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