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Well, most of the time its in the first paragraph, but sometimes it goes through-out the essay. I'm not saying it is going to be in the first paragraph though. just think about what the passage is mainly talking about. and that's going to help you find it.(: I hope that kind of helped. But i am not the best explainer...
What else can I help you with?
What is usually restated in the final paragraph of a nonfiction passage?
The first and last paragraph of the book you are reading most likely states the main idea in the first paragraph, and then reflects that main idea on the last paragraph.
What you would try to identify when you're looking for the main idea in a single paragraph?
When looking for the main idea in a single paragraph, I would focus on identifying the central topic or theme that the paragraph is discussing. This can usually be found in the topic sentence or repeated throughout the paragraph. It is important to distinguish the main idea from supporting details or examples.
Where in a paragraph can we find the main idea?
Topic sentence
What an author usually use to state the main idea of a paragraph?
Topic sentence
How many main ideas or central thoughts are usually in a well organized paragraph?
A well organized paragraph should have one main idea. The other sentences should back up that one idea. If you have another idea it should be in a separate paragraph.
How do you find supporting details in a paragraph?
Find the main idea of the paragraph and the look for the details that support the main idea. A good way to do this is to underline the main idea and then circle the details as you read the paragraph.
What best characterizes the main idea of any reading passage?
The main idea of a paragraph is what that specific paragraph is about. You have a main idea of the whole writing, but each paragraph (or "passage") has its own main idea, or main point, and each paragraph expands on the whole.
In which of the elements of a paragraph would you find support for the main idea?
The topic sentence should state the main idea that will be developed. The reader should easily be able to see the main idea, simply by reading the topic sentence. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph, and is the most important thought in the paragraph.
What must you be able to identify as you formulate implied main idea sentences?
What's the point?
Can a main idea be a question?
The main idea of a science experiment could be a question, but the main idea of a paragraph should be a statement. You can generally form a question into a statement to use for your paragraph.
In a longer work the main idea will be contained in a in a single paragraph the main idea is likely to appear in a?
The main idea is likely to appear in the first portion of a longer work. For shorter works, the main idea is generally in the first paragraph.
What is a group of lines that usually develops one idea?
In regular writing it is called a paragraph. In poetry it is called a stanza. (not sure on the spelling of that.)
