Main Idea/Supporting Details
Supporting details are used to support an article's ________ ______.
Main idea
What is main idea? What is another name for main idea?
Main idea is the what the article is mostly about and another name for it is "controlling idea".
If a sentence has a subordinating conjunction in the middle, does a comma needed to be added or not?
You DO NOT add a comma
"Who" and "whom" is used when talking about __________
While "that" and "which" is used when talking about ____________
People
Things
The following key detail could be used to support what main idea?
"Big trucks produce twice as much pollution as a regular car."
A) Big trucks should continue being produced on a massive scale.
B) Big trucks are used often.
C) Big trucks cause more harm than good.
D) Big trucks are very helpful to the world.
C
Why would an author use a cause and effect text structure?
To show how something starts and the effect that that thing has.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
After I went to my friend's house I went home.
Needs a comma after house. (After I went to my friend's house, I went home).
My friend that talks a lot is still one of my besties.
What change needs to be made to following sentence?
Change that to who
What supporting detail could be used to support the main idea that soda is unhealthy?
A) Soda is very common and in vending machines everywhere, even schools and doctor's offices.
B) Soda dehydrates the body.
C) Water is typically considered to lack the flavor that soda has.
D) Soda contains several different ingredients that lead to an endless variety of unique tastes.
B
There are several ways that pollution is hurting our planet. A few major ways it is hurting us is depleting our air quality as well as diminishing our ozone layer.
However, there are ways we can fix it. For example, if we recycle more of our non degradable waste products, our pollution levels will decrease.
What is the organizational text structure the author used here?
The author used and problem and solution text structure.
Combine the following sentences:
I wore a jacket today.
It's cold outside.
Because it is cold outside, I wore a jacket today.
OR
I wore a jacket today because it is cold outside.
My car is the one which is blue.
What change needs to be made to the following sentence?
Change "which" to "that"
What main idea could be supported with the following supporting detail?:
-Most athletes say that they run on a weekly basis because it helps them sweat out toxins.
Running is beneficial
There are many similarities and differences between cats and dogs. Both are pets that require the supervision of their owners. They both also have a need for human love an affection. However, the animals can be very different as well.
For one, dogs tend to eat dry food, while cats eat scented food. Cats typically can walk outside alone and do not stray far from their owner, while a dog may run far away from their owner as soon as they can get out the door.
What organizational text structure was used here? How does it help contribute to the author's purpose?
The organizational structure is compare and contrast.
It helps contribute to the author's purpose of showing how dogs and cats are similar and different by comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences of cats and dogs.
Combine the following sentences:
I went to bed.
I brushed my teeth.
Before I went to bed, I brushed my teeth.
My friend's car, who is always parked in my driveway, frustrates me.
What change needs to be made to the following sentence?
My friend's car, which is always parked in my driveway, frustrates me.