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... where, and how.
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Lesson 2: Find the main idea. You learned about
topic sentences and how they express an assertion
about the subject of the paragraph. You saw how
the main idea must be general enough ... All
Together
LESSON SUMMARY
This lesson reviews what you learned in Lessons 1–4: getting the
facts, finding the main idea, determining what words mean in context,
and distinguis...
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... director is the most interesting
Academy Award category.
Answers
1. Fact
2. Opinion
3. Opinion
4. Fact
5. Opinion
Practice 2
Now try the same exercise with a complete paragraph.
U
nd
erline the ... opinion. The answers
appear right after the questions.
1. The Academy Awards honor the film
industry.
2. The Academy Awards are always fun to
watch.
3. More independent films should win
Academy A...
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... to review.
IF YOU MISSED: THEN STUDY:
Question 1 Lesson 2
Question 2 Lesson 1
Question 3 Lesson 3
Question 4 Lesson 2
Question 5 Lesson 2
Question 6 Lesson 4
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Answers
7. ... Indelible means
a. permanent, impossible to remove.
b. fleeting, brief.
c. troubling, disturbing.
12. The main idea of this paragraph is best expressed
in which sentence in the par...
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... last.
Second, you can tell by the use of transitional words and
phrases, which signal a shift from one idea to the next.
Here is the same paragraph with the transitional words
underlined:
This year’s ... client
to stay in town overnight. W
hen I looked at my
watch, it was already 11:00.
Practice Passage 2
Here is a series of events listed in random order. Use the
transitional words and ph...
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... until at last, you reach the president.
Likewise, in writing, ideas may be arranged in order of importance. In this pattern, which idea comes first?
Not the one that happened first, but the one ... them below in the order in which the
employee must do them.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Now put the events in chronological order.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Now, take these chronologically ord...
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... third, in
addition, and most importantly.
Main Idea
By the way, what is the main idea of the two para-
graphs above? Do you see a topic sentence? Write the
main idea of the paragraphs in this space.
You ... introduce you to new information and ideas.
Order of Importance to You
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Order of Presentation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
In which order did you choose to present your
ide...
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... analysis. This reason or
point is the main idea, which is often stated in a topic
sentence.
– SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES: COMPARE AND CONTRAST–
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Finding the Main Idea
Now that you’ve answered those ... What is the main idea of this passage?
Did you notice that the opening sentence, “Planting
a garden is a lot like having a family,” is the topic sen-
tence that expresses the...
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... point out by putting
these two things side by side for analysis. This reason or
point is the main idea, which is often stated in a topic
sentence.
– SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES: COMPARE AND ... father was always in the garage.
Effect 1: Ed would spend hours watching.
Cause 2: Ed would spend hours watching.
Effect 2: Ed became fascinated by cars.
Cause 3: Ed became fascinated by cars.
Ef...
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... importance (least important idea
to most important idea) or in order of decreasing importance (most important idea to least important idea) .
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Lesson 8: Compare and contrast. Ideas are arranged so ... information and ideas:
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Lesson 6: Chronological order. Ideas are arranged in the order in which they occurred (or in the order in
which they should occur).
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Lesson 7: Order of importanc...
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... importance (least important idea
to most important idea) or in order of decreasing importance (most important idea to least important idea) .
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Lesson 8: Compare and contrast. Ideas are arranged so ... information and ideas:
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Lesson 6: Chronological order. Ideas are arranged in the order in which they occurred (or in the order in
which they should occur).
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Lesson 7: Order of importanc...