Main Idea
Where can I find the main idea of a text?
Title
I love the large beautiful rectangular pictures in the hallway of our school for the art show.
beautiful large rectangular
What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?
The students at woodland school watched the play the Little women at the jonesboro reperatory theater.
Woodland School Little Women Jonesboro Reperatory Theater
The class _________________ the games on Field Day in May.
was watching will be watching were watching
will be watching
People _______play softball according to the rules.
must should might can
must
The lady was watching a music video when she dropped her cell phone in the water hole.
What is the main idea of this sentence?
the lady dropping her cell phone
The painting included round two metal doors that were at the front of the castle.
two round metal
Was very different from other music.
fragment run-on complete sentence
fragment
Our boy's scout group _________on a hike this week.
is going are going will be going
is going
I _______ get there late, but I will be in class tomorrow.
can could might
might
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.
Which sentence is the main idea?
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn't true.
Did you notice the red plastic large sunglasses on the little old lady?
large red plastic
The girl screamed help me from running my bike into the tree?
The girl screamed, "Help me from running my bike into the tree?"
At first, I _____________ with my heavy backpack.
is struggling was struggling were struggling
was struggling
Dani hoped that he _______ pass his final exam.
would might may
would
There are great numbers of deer around here. This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese.
What is the main idea?
This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen.
On the fence were graceful some blue birds.
some graceful blue
The librarian read a book about the Revolutionary War to the class.
What are the prepositional phrases
about the Revolutionary War
to the class
We ________ to see the eclipse.
was waiting were waiting will be waiting
were waiting
_______ you please come to my room immediately?
may can would
would
Penicillin is one of the greatest of the wonder drugs. It has saved thousands of lives already and will save many more in the future. Unfortunately it has no effect at all on most of the ills of mankind. Penicillin is a very good drug, but it is certainly not a cure-all.
What sentences are the main idea?
The first and the last sentence.
The ships on the enormous vast blue ocean caught my attention.
enormous vast blue
Should we plan to meet after school my friend asked
Use commas and correct punctuation
"Should we plan to meet after school," my friend asked.
Tomorrow my class were taking a field trip to Bays Mountain.
was taking will be taking are taking
will be taking
You _______attend the class regularly.
could should must
must