finding main idea and supporting details exercises

... be able to understand the main message of the passage even if you didn’t know—or couldn’t figure out—the meaning of obscure and proliferate. In some cases, however, your understanding of a passage ... sav- ings accounts and CDs can’t make you a millionaire overnight or provide the high returns some stock investments do. But by the same token, savings accounts and CDs are fully insured and provide ... James. And it is also an opinion. It is, after all, debatable; someone could just as easily take the opposite position and say: James is a terrible boss. This is another good topic sentence, and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... when, where, and how. ■ 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 ... paragraph, and the other sentences work to support that main idea. ■ Lesson 3: Determine the meaning of words from context. You practiced looking for clues to determine meaning in the words and sentences surrounding ... sto cks and bonds, but I think good old- fashioned savings accounts and CDs (certificates of deposit) are the best way to invest your hard-earned money. St oc ks and bonds are oft en risky, and it doesn’t...

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... items such as burgers and fries, pizza, hot dogs, and fried chicken.” Burgers and fries, pizza, hot dogs, and fried chicken are all foods served by fast-food restaurants, and if school cafeterias ... satisfying meal. And tast y grilled chicken sandwiches would be a far better option than fried chicken. Additionally, the beverage case should be stocked with containers of lo w-fat milk. main idea possible ... a school cafeteria can serve. Only c is general and factual enough to encompass the whole paragraph. 5. True. This sentence expresses the main idea. 6. True. This sentence is an opinion. It is...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

...  Chronology and Transitions Much of what you read is arranged in chronological order. Newspaper and magazine articles, minutes of meetings, explanations of procedures, and so on are usually ... around for the best terms and yields available. Finally, once the account is opened and you are earning interest, you should consider using that interest to pay off outstanding credit card debt. First, ... everyone and outlined the schedule for renovation. T here are many ways to tell a story. Some stories start in the middle and flash backward to the begin- ning; a few start at the end and tell...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... company. Then the next, and the next, 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 ... course and its relevance to your position. Then, you must fil l out a reimbur se- ment r equest. Attach a tuition pa yment re ceip t,your repor t, and a copy of your g rades to this request and ... the course and its relevance to your position. Then, you must fill out a reimbursement request. Attach a tuition payment receipt, your report, and a copy of your grades to this request and promptly...

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... expresses their main idea, many times, they simply omit that sentence and instead provide a series of clues through structure and language to get their ideas across. Finding an implied main idea is much ... You should have a clear idea of the main idea before you write your paragraph and make sure your sentences use language that will help your read- ers understand your main idea. For example, think ... stated main idea. If you recall from Lesson 2, a main idea is defined as an assertion about the subject that controls or holds together all the ideas in the passage. There- fore, the main idea must...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... encyclope- dia entry, and I would abandon a story idea rather than de- pend on e-mail interviews. Telephone interviews may be a feasible alternative. Person- ality transmits on the phone, and you and the scientist ... I saw happen again and again: The writer would do the first few inter- views and come back all excited to tell me how X said this, and Y said that, and did I know that such -and- so? . . . She’d go ... also respects the reader, and it is a concept that scien- tists accept and understand. And finally, consider the vexing issue of showing copy. This issue is always live, and more so for students. Here...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 07:20

... enable and configure the DHCP Relay Agent? A. Drag the interface with DHCP Relay Agent to B, E and F 57. You have one standard primary and two secondary NS servers in your Windows 2000 domain. ... Connection. 51. Your company has a main office in Orlando and branch office locations in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. The branch offices are connected to Orlando by Windows 2000 based routers. ... the local A.' Run the ipconfig/flush dns command on Srv2. 42. In your domain, Srv1 is configured as the primary server, and Srv2 and Srv3 are configured as caching-only servers. Both...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 15:15

... Enabling and Configuring a Routing and Remote Access Server 1. Open the Routing and Remote Access Manager. 2. Right-click the machine name and choose Configure and Enable Routing and Remote ... Windows-group= Domain users Access Support All Domain Users 6-8 Windows-group= Support Day -and- Time=6pm-8am Windows-group= Domain users Access Deny Support 7-8 - Day -and- Time=7am-8am Windows- group= ... Connection. 51. Your company has a main office in Orlando and branch office locations in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. The branch offices are connected to Orlando by Windows 2000 based routers....

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 15:15

... Implementing and Supporting Microsoftđ Internet Information Services 5.0 Module 4: Installing and Configuring Web Applications Overview 1 Introduction to Web Applications 2 Creating and Removing ... Filters 20 Lab B: Installing and Using ISAPI Applications and Filters 22 Review 29 Module 5: Implementing Security on a Web Server Overview 1 Using IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions 2 ... Monitoring and Optimizing a Web Server Overview 1 Optimizing a Web Server 2 Monitoring and Optimizing Memory Usage 14 Monitoring and Optimizing Processor Activity 19 Monitoring and Optimizing...

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Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 07:20

... personnel and maintenance activities into three different ‘levels’ and four different categories of effort, namely Organisational, Intermedi- ate, Government Depot Maintenance, and Contractor Depot Main- tenance. 6 ... photograph by Lockheed Martin RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND đ is a registered trademark. RAND’s publications do not ... systems are installed, and the vertical tails and horizontal stabilisers and main landing gear access doors are also installed. The electrical, hydraulic, and fuel systems are connected across the...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 21:20

... communication and standardization of data — Interdisciplinary work will only be possible if considerable standardization of data and nomenclature are achieved, first within disciplines and then beyond. ... in space and time is an essential attribute for geophysical data, that must be efficiently recorded and handled in queries. Also graphical and loosely structured text such as log books and quality ... are widely installed and supported, and are of sufficient bandwidth and reliability are essential for the successful deployment of a distributed system. System Interfaces and Tool Kits - the distributed...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 16:21

... Utah, and Hawaii and with the metropoli- tan areas of Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose- Monterey, California; Seattle-Puget Sound, Wash- ington; and ... medication and cancer. How do epidemiologists decide whether an association between an exposure and a disease is one of cause and effect? The methods and processes of epidemiology and their limitations ... incidence rates for Hispanic children and Asian/Pacific Is- lander children were intermediate to those for whites and blacks. The rates for Asian/ Pacific Islanders were similar to whites for leukemia...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 01:20

... wild animals and plants? ã We are destroying wild animals and plants. ã 4) What are we going to the air, the land, the rivers and the oceans? ã We are polluting the land, the rivers and the oceans. ... trash and (c) it in the trash can. We (d) throw away empty cans and bottles. We should collect them and (e) them ã protect collect put should not recycle • 2 Look at theis table and answer ... Look at exercise 2 again. Write the questions and full answers for the sentences B. ã Example: ã 1) Why do people need more land? ã People need more land because there are more people. ã 2) Why...

Ngày tải lên: 17/07/2014, 13:00