Which of these is true of a main idea? (Choose the best answer)
It is the overall point the author is trying to get across to the reader.
It is stated in a sentence, not just one or two words.
It is different than a topic.
All of the above
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All of the above
When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven. These are all examples of what?
Main ideas
Subjects
Supporting details
Topics
Main ideas
Subjects
Supporting details
Topics
Supporting details
Which is NOT a place where you are likely to find a main idea in a text?
At the beginning, perhaps the first sentence.
In the end, maybe the last sentence.
In the Works Cited Page at the end of a text.
Not stated, but inferred through all the sentences.
At the beginning, perhaps the first sentence.
In the end, maybe the last sentence.
In the Works Cited Page at the end of a text.
Not stated, but inferred through all the sentences.
In the Works Cited Page at the end of a text.
bot are you sure
Apologies for the confusion. You are correct, the Works Cited Page is not a place where you are likely to find the main idea in a text. The main idea is typically found within the content of the text itself, such as in the introductory or concluding paragraphs or throughout the body of the text.
If the author says exactly what the main idea is in their writing, is it an explicit or inferred main idea?
Explicit
Inferred
Explicit
Inferred
Explicit
Which of these would NOT be an example of a supporting detail?
Reasons
Examples
Evidence
Topic
Reasons
Examples
Evidence
Topic
Topic
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