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Locating Main Ideas
Identifying Supporting Details
Transitions
Implied Main ideas
The story of an hour
100
This is the general subject of a whole paragraph
What is a topic
100
These details directly explain or support the main idea
What is major details
100
These are linking words or phrases that lead the reader from one idea to another
What is transitions
100
This is a point that is suggested but not directly stated
What is an implied main idea
100
This is the reason the main character's family is concerned about her health
What is she is afflicted with a heart condition
200
This is the most important point a paragraph makes about a topic
What is a main idea
200
These statements in a paragraph are more specific and provide additional information or further explain one or more major details
What is minor details
200
The words first, second, third and last indicate this type of transition
What is enumeration
200
This is the first step in finding an implied main idea
What is identifying the topic
200
This is the name of the main character's sister
Josephine
300
This most general sentence must be broad enough to include all the other ideas of the paragraph and is often the first or last sentence of a passage.
What is a topic sentence
300
These words often lead the reader from major detail to the next.
What is transitions
300
With this type of transition, the author is switching to a different or opposite idea
What is contrast
300
This idea refers to a particular item
What is a specific idea
300
This is the season during which the story takes place
What is spring
400
This type of idea applies to a large number of individual terms or items.
What is general
400
These statements may be reasons, examples, facts, steps or procedures that are used to explain or support the main idea of a paragraph.
What are supporting details
400
The phrases for instance, such as or to illustrate announce that this transition will follow.
What is example
400
This would be the general idea for these specific details: Pull up alongside car Back into space Straighten out
What is parallel parking
400
This is the first name of the main character
What is Louise
500
Among these terms, this would be the most general one: Cirrus, cumulus and stratus
What is clouds
500
Among this phrase and these sentences, there is one supporting detail: The body signaling feeling Some signals of body language, like facial expressions, seem to be "spoken" universally. When people are depressed, it shows in their walk, stance and head position.
What is When people are depressed, it shows in their walk, stance and head position.
500
The following sentence is an example of this type of transition: Just as Athletes go through training drills in order to be agile in the field, so do musicians practice scales so they can perform with ease.
What is comparison
500
This is the general or implied main idea for the following details: Learn the meanings of common word parts Use context clues Play word games Use a thesaurus and a dictionary
What is There are several ways to improve your vocabulary.
500
This is the author of the story of an hour
What is Kate Chopin