... deter-mine:1. The overall main idea 2. The mainidea of each paragraph (major supporting ideas)3.Minor supporting ideasBe careful the overall mainidea is not where you might expect it tobe. The ... numbers are in parentheses): Main idea (1)Detail (2)Example (3)Detail (4)Example (5, 6)DISTINGUISHING MAIN IDEAS FROM SUPPORTING IDEASIf you’re not sure whether something is a mainidea or ... phrases that signal supporting ideas. FINDINGTHE SUPPORTING IDEAS75Here’s the same paragraph in outline form:I. Due to increasing costs, there will be two changes inthe tuition reim-bursement...
... together all the ideas inthe passage. There-fore, themainidea must be general enough to encompass all the ideas inthe passage. Much like a net, it holdseverything inthe passage together. ... language to get their ideas across. Finding an implied mainidea is much like finding a stated main idea. If you recall from Lesson 2, a main idea is defined as an assertion about the subject that ... summarizes the statement’s main idea? a. There are too many thefts inthe garage.b. There are not enough security guards.c. There is something wrong with the security in the parking garage.AnswerThe...
... participating inthe pathways of LPS-induced NO production, are schematically summarized in Fig. 8. Inthe present study, the important role of the indirect pathway through IFN-c in LPS-induced ... 270) Ó FEBS 2003 at the 2-h time-point and maintained up to the 18-h time-point (Fig. 6A). Specificity of IRF-1 binding to the DNAprobe was confirmed from the result that the strong bandsobserved ... recombinant IL-15 on the induction of IFN-c in the PEC was not evident, even in combination with IL-12or IL-18 (data not shown). These results indicate that IL-15contributes far less to the indirect...
... All these words share the same root—advers. Only the endings change.– DEFINING VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT–36 PracticeRead the following passages and determine the mean-ing of the words from their ... come across today and the rest of the week. Instead of looking themup in a dictionary, try to figure out the meanings of these words from their context. Then, look them up in a dictionary to make ... 1Try these questions on the following statements. Readthem carefully, and then write F inthe blank if the statement is a fact and O if it is an opinion. The answersappear right after the questions.1....
... getting the facts, findingthemain idea, determining what words mean in context,and distinguishing between fact and opinion. In this lesson, you’ll getvital practice in using all four skills ... FarThese are the strategies you studied inthe past fourlessons:■Lesson 1: Find the facts in what you read. Yo upracticed looking for the basic information thatwas being conveyed inthe ... how the mainidea must be general enough to encom-pass all other sentences inthe paragraph; it is the thought that controls the paragraph, and the othersentences work to support that main idea. ■Lesson...
... murder.11. Indelible meansa. permanent, impossible to remove.b. fleeting, brief.c. troubling, disturbing.12. Themainidea of this paragraph is best expressed in which sentence inthe paragraph?13. ... also serving those foods, they areclearly copying fast-food menus, not rejecting,ignoring,or disregarding them.4. c. Answer a is an assumption not based on any-thing written inthe passage. ... encompass the whole paragraph.5. True. This sentence expresses themain idea. 6. True. This sentence is an opinion. It is debatable.Someone else might think that altering the menu in school...
... stories start inthe middle and flash backward to the begin-ning; a few start at the end and tell the story in reverse. But most of the time, stories start at the beginning. Writers often begin with ... and then tell what happened next, and next,and so on, until the end. When writers tell a story in this order, from beginning to end inthe order in which thingshappened, they are telling it in ... came up with theidea of the International Dinner to raise funds to repair the damages. The plan was to cel-ebrate the diversity of the Berkshire Park Neighborhood Association by servingethnic...
... least power inthe company. Then the next,and the next, until at last, you reach the president.Likewise, in writing, ideas may be arranged in order of importance. In this pattern, which idea comes ... and rearrange them so that they are in chronological order.Here’s the order of events as they are presented in the story.■ The International Dinner raised $15,000 to reno-vate the Berkshire ... members cameup with theidea of the International Dinner toraise funds for repairs.■ The plan was to serve foods that represent the var-ious cultures inthe neighborhood.■ The committee organized...
... third, in addition, and most importantly. Main Idea By the way, what is themainidea of the two para-graphs above? Do you see a topic sentence? Write the mainidea of the paragraphs in this ... out by saying the mostimportant thing,” you know that the writer will bestarting with the most important idea and ending with the least important. The second best thing, therefore,is the second ... offered inthe paragraph:“Check the doctor’s credentials.”3. What’s the third most important thing?Since the writer is going from most to leastimportant, then according the passage, the third...
... like allother passages, have a point. There’s a reason that thesetwo items are being compared and contrasted; there’ssomething the writer is trying to point out by puttingthese two things side ... analysis. This reason orpoint is themain idea, which is often stated in a topicsentence.– SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES: COMPARE AND CONTRAST–71 FindingtheMain Idea Now that you’ve answered ... that their children get a proper education.Gardeners nurture the plants in their gardens.They pull weeds and prune them to encourage themto grow. They feed them and apply insecticides.They...
... like allother passages, have a point. There’s a reason that thesetwo items are being compared and contrasted; there’ssomething the writer is trying to point out by puttingthese two things side ... that their children get a proper education.Gardeners nurture the plants in their gardens.They pull weeds and prune them to encourage themto grow. They feed them and apply insecticides.They ... action. Inthe fol-lowing passage, the writer explains several effects of the new marketing campaign:Our new marketing campaign has been a tremen-dous success. Since we’ve been advertising on the radio,...
... action. Inthe fol-lowing passage, the writer explains several effects of the new marketing campaign:Our new marketing campaign has been a tremen-dous success. Since we’ve been advertising on the radio, ... which they occurred (or inthe order in which they should occur).■Lesson 7: Order of importance. Ideas are arranged in order of increasing importance (least important idea to most important idea) ... at the train station being discontinued?1.2.3.4.AnswersYou should have noticed four causes in the announcement:1. Poor sales.2. A renovation on the side of the train station wherethe...
... Rank the ideas of the paragraph you have chosen in order of their importance to you.2. Now write a paragraph, choosing whether to put the ideas inthe order of increasing importanceor decreasing ... for an in- house position before they apply. Instead,employees may apply as soon as they are aware of the vacancy. The remaining pro-cedures and policies (those regarding increase in pay, interview ... sentence in this passage thatexpresses themain idea. 8. The sentence you underlined is a(n)a. fact.b. opinion.Answers5. b, c. The author uses order of importance in com-paring the old procedure...