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A main idea is the brief summary of the most important concept or concepts in a passage. There can be a main idea, sometimes called a central idea, in a paragraph or a section of a text as well.
by RV Staff Writer JCH
Confucius changed the attitudes of the Chinese peopl...
Bruce the dog kept telling Daisy the cat not to do bad things. Daisy didn’t listen and discovered the consequences. After readi...
by John Muir from My First Summer in the Sierra
Chapter II passage: John Muir, founder of the Sierra...
Chapter I passage: John Muir was founder of the Sier...
by William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday was a zoologist and conserva...
by John Muir from Our National Parks
Chapter I passage: John Muir was a noted naturalist ...
by Robert Louis Stevenson from Across the Plains
More noted for his works of fiction and poetry, Robe...
Chapter 2 passage: Scottish author Robert Louis Stev...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
Following a set of clues from her teacher about a m...
Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952) was an Australian nurse. She developed an unconventional method for treating victims of polio, also...