... terrible boss. I really don’t like him. He justcan’t get along with people. And he has stupid ideasabout politics.Why is the first paragraph so much better?Because it’s not just opinion. ... rate.”How Much Context Do You Need?In the previous example, you would still be able tounderstand the main message of the passage even if youdidn’t know—or couldn’t figure out—the meaning ofobscure...
... and how.■Lesson 2: Find the main idea. You learned abouttopic sentences and how they express an assertionabout the subject of the paragraph. You saw howthe mainidea must be general enough ... AllTogetherLESSON SUMMARYThis lesson reviews what you learned in Lessons 1–4: getting thefacts, finding the main idea, determining what words mean in context,and distinguishing between fact and opinion. ... paragraph; it is thethought that controls the paragraph, and the othersentences work to support that main idea. ■Lesson 3: Determine the meaning of words fromcontext. You practiced looking for clues...
... meansa. permanent, impossible to remove.b. fleeting, brief.c. troubling, disturbing.12. The mainidea of this paragraph is best expressedin which sentence in the paragraph?13. Indicate whether ... general and factual enough to encompassthe whole paragraph.5. True. This sentence expresses the main idea. 6. True. This sentence is an opinion. It is debatable.Someone else might think that altering ... isa. reject.b. copy.c. ignore.d. disregard.4. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?a. Teenagers love to eat fast food more than any-thing else.b. School...
... last.Second, you can tell by the use of transitional words andphrases, which signal a shift from one idea to the next.Here is the same paragraph with the transitional wordsunderlined:This year’s ... damaged in a fire six months ago. An ener-getic committee of eight community members came up with the idea of theInternational Dinner to raise funds to repair the damages. The plan was to cel-ebrate ... was damaged in a fire sixmonths ago.■A committee of eight community members cameup with the idea of the International Dinner toraise funds for repairs.■The plan was to serve foods that...
... 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 ... damaged in a fire six months ago. An ener-getic committee of eight community members came up with the idea of theInternational Dinner to raise funds to repair the damages. The plan was to cel-ebrate ... was damaged in a fire sixmonths ago.■A committee of eight community members cameup with the idea of the International Dinner toraise funds for repairs.■The plan was to serve foods that...
... third, inaddition, and most importantly. Main Idea By the way, what is the mainidea of the two para-graphs above? Do you see a topic sentence? Write the main idea of the paragraphs in this space.You ... 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 ... writer’s idea builds and builds, getsbigger and bigger, more and more important. By start-ing with the least important point, writers can alsocreate suspense—the reader is waiting for that final idea. ...
... 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 mainidea must ... time, an inference about the mainidea or point ofthe passage.LESSON Finding the Implied Main Idea LESSON SUMMARYThis lesson shows you how to determine the mainidea of a passagein which the ... expresses their main idea, many times, they simply omit that sentence and instead providea series of clues through structure and language to get their ideas across. Finding an implied mainidea is much...
... Developing centre idea. - Generating main ideas.- Gathering supporting material.For example:Centre idea: Some strategies to give an effective PowerPoint presentation. Main ideas:- Prepare ... PowerPoint presentation.2.2 The finding and discussionThe following table shows us a clear result of the survey: 11 A speaker is like a guide, leading the listener through a cluster of ideas. ... carried out with the support of PowerPoint, a presentation software program.1.2 The structure of a PowerPoint presentationLike other kinds of presentation, a PowerPoint presentation includes...
... bracket”?a.It’s the mainidea of the whole passage.b.It’s the mainidea of paragraph 3.c.It’s a supporting idea for the mainidea of the whole passage.d.It’s a supporting idea for paragraph ... parentheses): Main idea (1)Detail (2)Example (3)Detail (4)Example (5, 6)DISTINGUISHING MAIN IDEAS FROM SUPPORTING IDEASIf you’re not sure whether something is a mainidea or supporting idea, ask ... you can deter-mine:1.The overall main idea 2.The mainidea of each paragraph (major supporting ideas)3.Minor supporting ideasBe careful—the overall mainidea is not where you might expect...
... thiết cho DNS Client: Hình 1.37: Một số thông tin cấu hình khác. VII.2.5 Tạo miền con(Subdomain). Trong miền có thể có nhiều miền con, việc tạo miền con giúp cho người quản trị cung cấp ... Để tạo miền con ta chọn Forward Lookup Zone, sau đó ta click chuột phải vào tên Zone chọn New Domain…(tham khảo Hình 1.38) Tài liệu hướng dẫn giảng dạy Học phần 3 - Quản trị mạng Microsoft ... Tạo zone tích hợp với Active Directory. Trong quá trình nâng cấp máy Stand-Alone Server thành Domain Controller bằng cách cài Active Directory ta có thể chọn cơ chế cho phép hệ thống tự động...