Main Idea

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Sentence that conveys the main idea of a paragraph.

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Topic sentence

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Main idea of 'Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables'

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Eat vegetables and fruit.

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Chapter on lions, tigers, and snow leopards.

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Big Cats of the World

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What does SUPPORT mean in the context of a supporting detail?

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to hold up and help

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Main idea: central point of writing

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central point of a piece of writing

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Topic of an essay on environmental importance of recycling?

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recycling

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Main idea of an essay on recycling's importance?

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Recycling is vital for environmental protection.

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Main idea of a passage: what to do if unclear?

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Ask general questions about the passage.

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Robots are used in sumo wrestling, a sport from Japan where players score by holding or pushing each other out of a ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans, and the robot with the most points wins.

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Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests.

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Supporting details

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Details from the text that develop the main idea.