Understanding Main Idea with GrammarSongs

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Primary point an author conveys?

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Main idea

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Topic of the paragraph about Hope?

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Hope, the dog

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Supporting detail in Hope's story?

Back

Hope loves to swim.

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Main idea location in a paragraph?

Back

In the first sentence.

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Main idea about Ross:

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Ross had a terrible day.

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Importance of main idea in reading

Back

To understand the text better

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Writer's responsibility for main idea:

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Clearly communicate it to readers.

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Sentence not in Luke's spaghetti paragraph?

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I think macaroni is good too

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Importance of including only supporting sentences?

Back

To avoid confusion.

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Supporting details help readers understand:

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The main idea.